Australia’s final demand Producer Price Index (PPI) climbed 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, easing from a 0.8% increase in the previous quarter and coming in softer than market estimates of a 0.9% rise. It marked the 23rd consecutive quarter of producer inflation, though it was the softest pace since Q1 2021, with sustained demand in the residential property sector remaining a key contributor to growth. Property operators led the rise (1.0%), supported by strong demand and rising rents for residential properties. Other contributors to quarterly growth were petroleum refining and petroleum manufacturing, which rose 10.1%, and tertiary education services, which increased 2.2%. On an annual basis, producer prices increased 3.0% in Q1, slowing from a 3.5% rise in Q4 and marking the softest pace since Q3 of 2021. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Producer Price Inflation MoM in Australia decreased to 0.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 0.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Producer Price Inflation MoM in Australia averaged 0.60 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1.90 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and a record low of -1.20 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Producer Price Inflation QoQ. Australia Producer Price Inflation QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.