Australia CPI (seasonally adjusted) annual change
Consumer Price Index, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September quarter 2026
Australia CPI (seasonally adjusted) annual change 4.0% in the September quarter 2026.
Next release · Wed 25 Nov 2026, 11:30 AEDT · Consumer Price Index
What the numbers say
Australia CPI seasonally adjusted, annual change was 4.0% in the September quarter 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That was unchanged from the June quarter 2026, when the figure was also 4.0%. The latest reading is 4.5 percentage points below the peak of 8.5% in the March quarter 1990, the highest since the series began in the December quarter 1987. The low was −0.3% in the June quarter 2020, the lowest since the series began in the December quarter 1987.
What is Australia's inflation rate?
Australia's inflation rate, shown here as Australia CPI seasonally adjusted, annual change, was 4.0% in the September quarter 2026. That was unchanged from the June quarter 2026.
Is inflation in Australia going up or down?
Australia's inflation rate was 4.0% in the September quarter 2026, unchanged from the June quarter 2026. The June quarter 2026 figure was also 4.0%.
How has the inflation rate changed since the previous quarter?
Australia's CPI seasonally adjusted annual change was 4.0% in the September quarter 2026, unchanged from the June quarter 2026. The previous reading, for the June quarter 2026, was also 4.0%.
What is the latest Consumer Price Index value for Australia?
Australia's latest CPI figure on this page is the seasonally adjusted annual change, which was 4.0% in the September quarter 2026. This page gives that annual change rather than the index number itself.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 28 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September quarter 2026 | 4.0% | final |
| June quarter 2026 | 4.0% | revised |
| March quarter 2026 | 4.0% | final |
| December quarter 2025 | 3.7% | final |
| September quarter 2025 | 3.2% | final |
| June quarter 2025 | 2.1% | revised |
| March quarter 2025 | 2.4% | final |
| December quarter 2024 | 2.4% | final |
Full series · 156 quarters · CSV · JSON
This series measures the annual change in the Australian Consumer Price Index, seasonally adjusted, expressed in per cent. It is published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and runs from December quarter 1987 to the current reading of 4.0% for September quarter 2026. The same family also carries the CPI trimmed mean annual change, the CPI weighted median annual change, and the seasonally adjusted quarterly change. The index tracks prices paid by metropolitan households and is not a measure of wages or household income. Released under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- Australia CPI trimmed mean, annual change · CSV · JSON
- Australia CPI weighted median, annual change · CSV · JSON
- Australia CPI seasonally adjusted, quarterly change · CSV · JSON
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- Australia CPI housing group, annual change · ended 2025 · CSV · JSON
- Australia CPI recreation group, annual change · ended 2025 · CSV · JSON
- Australia CPI, annual change · ended 2025 · CSV · JSON
- Australia CPI, quarterly change · ended 2025 · CSV · JSON
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Source
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 28 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 11 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 9 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.