Australia’s RBA weighted median CPI rose by 0.4% month-on-month in May 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in April. This was the biggest monthly rise since October 2025. The release marks the eighth publication since Australia's transition from the quarterly CPI to the full Monthly CPI, which now serves as the country'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 0.83 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 July of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-27 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Apr 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
2026-06-24 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
May 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
2026-07-29 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI MoM
Jun 0.4% 0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 102.09 102.80 points May 2026
Core Consumer Prices 107.05 106.65 points May 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.60 3.40 percent May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 103.80 103.33 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 101.36 105.42 points May 2026
Export Prices 158.60 157.80 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 3.30 2.80 percent May 2026
GDP Deflator 105.80 105.50 points Mar 2026
Import Prices 135.50 135.40 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.00 4.20 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM -0.70 0.40 percent May 2026
Producer Prices 138.20 137.70 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 3.00 3.50 percent Mar 2026
Quarterly CPI 101.70 100.32 points Mar 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 1.40 0.60 percent Mar 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 4.10 3.60 percent Mar 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 0.80 0.90 percent Mar 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.40 0.30 percent May 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
0.40 0.30 2.80 0.10 1982 - 2026 percent Monthly
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