Australia’s RBA weighted median CPI rose by 3.5% year-on-year in February 2026, slightly easing from a 3.6% increase in the previous month. This marks the fifth 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 YoY in Australia averaged 3.64 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 9.70 percent in March of 1983 and a record low of 1.20 percent in September of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia RBA Weighted Mean CPI YoY. Australia RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-25 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
Jan 3.6% 3.6% 3.5%
2026-03-25 12:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
Feb 3.5% 3.6% 3.6%
2026-04-29 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
Mar 3.5% 3.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 101.31 101.33 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 106.05 105.84 points Feb 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.30 3.40 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 102.89 102.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 99.28 99.93 points Feb 2026
Export Prices 157.80 152.90 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 3.10 3.10 percent Feb 2026
GDP Deflator 105.40 104.40 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 135.40 134.20 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.70 3.80 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.00 0.40 percent Feb 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 0.20 0.30 percent Feb 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.50 3.60 percent Feb 2026


Australia RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
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
3.50 3.60 9.70 1.20 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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