Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia increased to 103.50 points in August from 103.07 points in July of 2026. Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia averaged 99.18 points from 2024 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 103.50 points in August of 2026 and a record low of 96.17 points in May of 2024. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia is expected to be 104.71 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) is projected to trend around 107.22 points in 2027 and 109.58 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-26 01:30 AM
CPI
Jul 103.07 102.03 102.7
2026-09-30 01:30 AM
CPI
Aug 103.50 103.07 103.5
2026-10-28 12:30 AM
CPI
Sep 103.50 104.1



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 108.14 107.88 points Aug 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 103.24 104.15 points Aug 2026
CPI Education 104.66 104.60 points Aug 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 103.25 103.34 points Aug 2026
CPI Health 103.98 103.84 points Aug 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.88 104.71 points Aug 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 100.67 101.67 points Aug 2026
CPI Transportation 105.52 101.24 points Aug 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 103.50 103.07 points Aug 2026
Core Consumer Prices 108.14 107.88 points Aug 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.60 3.60 percent Aug 2026
Export Prices 160.30 158.60 points Jun 2026
Food Inflation 3.00 3.20 percent Aug 2026
GDP Deflator 106.20 105.80 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 143.20 135.50 points Jun 2026
Consumer Inflation Expectations 5.30 4.90 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.00 3.50 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.00 3.50 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.00 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.00 percent Aug 2026
Melbourne Quarterly CPI 101.96 101.79 points Jun 2026
Producer Prices 140.00 138.20 points Jun 2026
PPI YoY 3.60 3.00 percent Jun 2026
Quarterly CPI 102.31 101.70 points Jun 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 0.60 1.40 percent Jun 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 3.90 4.10 percent Jun 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI MoM 0.20 0.50 percent Aug 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 0.80 0.80 percent Jun 2026
Quarterly RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.60 3.50 percent Jun 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.30 0.40 percent Aug 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.60 3.60 percent Aug 2026


Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In Australia, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
103.50 103.07 103.50 96.17 2024 - 2026 points Monthly
2025M09=100, NSA