The Consumer Price Index in Australia increased 0.40 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Inflation Rate MoM in Australia averaged 0.25 percent from 2024 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1.30 percent in July of 2025 and a record low of -0.50 percent in May of 2025. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Inflation Rate MoM in Australia is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-28 12:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Dec 1.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.9%
2026-02-25 12:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Jan 0.4% 1.0% 0.3% 0.2%
2026-03-25 12:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Feb 0.4% 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 101.33 100.97 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 105.87 105.54 points Jan 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.40 3.30 percent Jan 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 101.04 98.20 points Jan 2026
CPI Education 100.01 100.05 points Jan 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 101.42 100.91 points Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 102.60 100.42 points Jan 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 102.48 106.05 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 99.93 100.62 points Jan 2026
Export Prices 157.80 152.90 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 3.10 3.40 percent Jan 2026
GDP Deflator 105.40 104.40 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 135.40 134.20 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 3.80 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.00 percent Jan 2026
Producer Prices 137.70 136.60 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.50 3.50 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly CPI 100.32 99.73 points Dec 2025
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 0.60 1.30 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 3.60 3.20 percent Dec 2025
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Jan 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 0.90 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.40 3.00 percent Dec 2025
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.30 0.30 percent Jan 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.60 3.60 percent Jan 2026


Australia Inflation Rate MoM
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 1.00 1.30 -0.50 2024 - 2026 percent Monthly
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