Australia’s RBA weighted median CPI increased by 3.6% year-on-year in May 2026, following a downwardly revised 3.4% rise in April and marking the highest reading since January. This was the eighth 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 3.63 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 July of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-27 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
Apr 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-06-24 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
May 3.6% 3.4% 3.6%
2026-07-29 01:30 AM
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY
Jun 3.6% 3.8%


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
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.60 3.40 percent May 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
3.60 3.40 9.70 1.20 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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