Australia consumer price inflation
Australia consumer price inflation (ABS), compiled by the OECD. The Reserve Bank of Australia targets 2 to 3 percent.
Latest reading: 3.97 percent change vs a year earlier for August 2026. A year earlier: 3.81 percent change vs a year earlier.
Published monthly by OECD. How to read it: up = more inflation. Part of Prices.
Recent readings
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 3.97 percent change vs a year earlier |
| July 2026 | 3.45 percent change vs a year earlier |
| June 2026 | 3.75 percent change vs a year earlier |
| May 2026 | 3.96 percent change vs a year earlier |
| April 2026 | 4.18 percent change vs a year earlier |
| March 2026 | 4.57 percent change vs a year earlier |
| February 2026 | 3.73 percent change vs a year earlier |
| January 2026 | 3.84 percent change vs a year earlier |
| December 2025 | 3.76 percent change vs a year earlier |
| November 2025 | 3.44 percent change vs a year earlier |
| October 2025 | 3.81 percent change vs a year earlier |
| September 2025 | 3.58 percent change vs a year earlier |