Australia’s RBA weighted median CPI rose by 0.3% month-on-month in January 2026, matching the rate in each of the previous two months. This marks the fourth release in the transition from the quarterly CPI to the full Monthly CPI, which now serves as Australia’s primary measure of inflation according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Weighted Median CPI QoQ in Australia averaged 0.85 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. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia RBA Weighted Mean CPI QoQ. Australia RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-28 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Dec 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
2026-02-25 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Jan 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
2026-03-25 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Feb 0.3%


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 Housing Utilities 102.60 100.42 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 QoQ 0.90 1.00 percent Dec 2025
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.30 0.30 percent Jan 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
0.30 0.30 2.80 0.10 1982 - 2026 percent Monthly
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