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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Latest

4.0%

−0.1pp vs prior

Q2 2026 · updated 2026-09-07

Inflation Rate (CPI)

Q1 2015 to Q2 2026

Source: OECD live prices system · CPI, all items, year on year, quarterly.

How much consumer prices are rising compared with a year ago. The Reserve Bank of Australia targets 2-3% inflation. Quarterly, matching the ABS's own primary official CPI release (the ABS also publishes an experimental monthly figure, which this doesn't use).