Australia’s RBA weighted median CPI increased by 0.2% month-on-month in September 2026, marking the softest rise in six months and easing slightly from a 0.3% increase in the preceding period. Weighted Median CPI QoQ in Australia averaged 0.82 percent from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2.80 percent in September of 1982 and a record low of 0.10 percent in March of 2016. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Aug 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
2026-10-28 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Sep 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
2026-11-25 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Oct 0.2% 0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 104.34 103.50 points Sep 2026
Core Consumer Prices 108.39 108.11 points Sep 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.60 3.50 percent Sep 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 105.22 104.88 points Sep 2026
CPI Transportation 108.73 105.52 points Sep 2026
Export Prices 162.50 160.30 points Sep 2026
Food Inflation 3.20 3.00 percent Sep 2026
GDP Deflator 106.20 105.80 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 141.60 143.20 points Sep 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.30 4.00 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.80 0.40 percent Sep 2026
Producer Prices 141.50 140.00 points Sep 2026
PPI YoY 3.60 3.60 percent Sep 2026
Quarterly CPI 103.64 102.31 points Sep 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 1.30 0.60 percent Sep 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 3.90 3.90 percent Sep 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 1.00 0.80 percent Sep 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.20 0.30 percent Sep 2026


Australia RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
In Australia, the weighted median CPI is the inflation rate of the expenditure class at the 50th percentile of price changes in the CPI basket, based on their weight. It represents the midpoint of the distribution of price changes, where half of the basket’s weight experiences price changes at or below this level, and half experiences price changes at or above it.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.20 0.30 2.80 0.10 1982 - 2026 percent Monthly
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