Australian CPI inflation (quarterly)
How much consumer prices rose over the year to the latest quarter.
- Latest
- 3.9%
- Previous
- 4.1%
- Change
- −0.2 pp
- Frequency
- Quarterly
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Australian CPI inflation (quarterly)
How much consumer prices rose over the year to the latest quarter.
- CPI inflation
- 3.9%
Data table
| Period | CPI inflation |
|---|---|
| Jun qtr 2026 | 3.9% |
| Mar qtr 2026 | 4.1% |
| Dec qtr 2025 | 3.6% |
| Sep qtr 2025 | 3.2% |
| Jun qtr 2025 | 2.1% |
| Mar qtr 2025 | 2.4% |
| Dec qtr 2024 | 2.4% |
| Sep qtr 2024 | 2.9% |
| Jun qtr 2024 | 3.8% |
| Mar qtr 2024 | 3.6% |
| Dec qtr 2023 | 4.1% |
| Sep qtr 2023 | 5.3% |
About this indicator
- What it measures
- The year-ended change in the all-groups Consumer Price Index for the eight capital cities.
- How it is calculated
- Published by the ABS and the RBA (table G1) as the change from the same quarter a year earlier, not seasonally adjusted.
- How to read it
- The RBA aims to keep inflation between 2 and 3%, with a focus on the 2.5% midpoint.
- Caveats
- Headline CPI includes volatile items, such as fuel and fruit, and one-off effects such as government electricity rebates. See the trimmed mean for underlying inflation.
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Typical release
- Quarterly, about four weeks after the quarter ends (late January, April, July and October).
Sources
- Year-ended inflation View at the source (opens in a new tab)
Recent observations
Newest first. For a calculated figure, the source value it comes from is shown beside it.
| Period | CPI inflation | First recorded here |
|---|---|---|
| Jun qtr 2026 | 3.9% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2026 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2025 | 3.6% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2025 | 3.2% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun qtr 2025 | 2.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2025 | 2.4% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2024 | 2.4% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2024 | 2.9% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun qtr 2024 | 3.8% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2024 | 3.6% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2023 | 4.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2023 | 5.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun qtr 2023 | 6.0% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2023 | 7.0% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2022 | 7.9% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2022 | 7.3% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun qtr 2022 | 6.2% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2022 | 5.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2021 | 3.5% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2021 | 3.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun qtr 2021 | 3.8% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar qtr 2021 | 1.1% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec qtr 2020 | 0.9% | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep qtr 2020 | 0.6% | 20 Oct 2026 |
Revisions
We record a revision when a value we already hold changes at the source. Tracking began on 20 Oct 2026, so revisions made before then are not shown, and figures are in the source's own units.
No revisions detected
No stored value has changed since tracking began.
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