Australia Inflation Rate

How fast consumer prices are rising in Australia, from the ABS monthly Consumer Price Index: the index over time, the change by category and the change in each capital city.

Prices rose 4.3% in the year to Sep 2026. The all-groups index stood at 104.3.

Valid: Sep 2026 · Source: ABS Consumer Price Index (6401.0)

Consumer prices, annual change Valid: year to Sep 2026 · ABS monthly CPI
+5.3Hobart+5.2Darwin+5.0Adelaide+4.7Canberra+4.5Perth+4.4Brisbane+4.3Sydney+4.0Melbourne

CPI index over time

The Consumer Price Index tracks the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services. Hover for monthly detail. To see what an amount from an earlier year is worth today, use the inflation calculator.

Consumer Price Index, all groups Valid: Jan 2025 to Sep 2026 · Source: ABS 6401.0
Consumer Price Index, all groups
Base period: Jan 2025

Annual change by category

Change in prices over the year for each CPI category, year to Sep 2026.

Annual change by CPI category Valid: year to Sep 2026 · Source: ABS 6401.0
  1. Automotive fuel +23.6%
  2. Electricity +12.8%
  3. Water and sewerage +10.2%
  4. Utilities +9.5%
  5. Private motoring +9.4%
  6. Transport +8.7%
  7. Beef and veal +5.8%
  8. Insurance +5.4%
  9. Milk +5.4%
  10. Housing +5.2%
  11. Medical and hospital services +4.8%
  12. Alcohol and tobacco +4.3%
  13. Restaurant meals +4.1%
  14. Meals out and take away foods +3.9%
  15. Take away and fast foods +3.6%
  16. Rents +3.5%
  17. Food and non-alcoholic beverages +3.2%
  18. Communication +2.3%
  19. Bread +2.3%
  20. Cheese +1.8%
  21. Motor vehicles +1.4%
  22. Gas and other household fuels +1.0%
  23. Poultry +0.4%
  24. Coffee, tea and cocoa −1.0%
  25. Pharmaceutical products −1.4%
  26. Eggs −2.3%

Inflation by capital city

Annual change in the all-groups CPI for each capital city.

Valid: year to Sep 2026 · Source: ABS monthly CPI
CityAnnual changeCPIChange, to scale
Hobart +5.28%105.3
Darwin +5.17%105.2
Adelaide +5.01%105.0
Canberra +4.65%104.7
Perth +4.52%104.5
Brisbane +4.41%104.4
Sydney +4.31%104.3
Melbourne +4.01%104.0

CPI quarterly data

Quarterly readings of the all-groups Consumer Price Index, with the change from the same quarter a year earlier.

QuarterCPI IndexYoY Change
Q3 2026104.3 +4.34%
Q2 2026102.0 +3.75%
Q1 2026102.4 +4.57%
Q4 2025101.0n/a
Q3 2025100.0n/a
Q2 202598.3n/a
Q1 202598.0n/a

Data sources

ABS Consumer Price Index (6401.0)
The CPI measures quarterly changes in the price of a fixed basket of goods and services. All Groups CPI, national and by capital city. Seasonally adjusted where available.
ABS CPI
CPI Category Breakdown
Year-on-year percentage change by CPI expenditure class: food, housing, transport, health, education and more. Derived from ABS detailed CPI tables.
Annual inflation rate = (current CPI ÷ CPI 12 months prior − 1) × 100 · Updated quarterly · All Groups CPI