Every release since 27 Jan 2016: 44 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the AUD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Australia-Inflation-RBA Weightd Medn CPI QQ * (Q3 2026, released 28 Oct 2026) came in at 1%, below the 1.1% forecast; the previous reading was 0.7%.
Since 2016, Australia-Inflation-RBA Weightd Medn CPI QQ * has come in above forecast 25% of the time and below 45% (44 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 25%. It has now come in below forecast 2 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.12%: higher than expected is good for the AUD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 20:30 | Q3 2026 | 1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | below |
| 29 Jul 2026 21:30 | Q2 2026 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | below |
| 29 Apr 2026 21:30 | Q1 2026 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1% | in line |
| 28 Jan 2026 19:30 | Q4 2025 | 1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | above |
| 29 Oct 2025 20:30 | Q3 2025 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% | in line |
| 30 Jul 2025 21:30 | Q2 2025 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2025 21:30 | Q1 2025 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | in line |
| 29 Jan 2025 19:30 | Q4 2024 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2024 20:30 | Q3 2024 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | above |
| 31 Jul 2024 21:30 | Q2 2024 | 0.8% | 1% | 1.1% | below |
| 24 Apr 2024 21:30 | Q1 2024 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | above |
| 31 Jan 2024 19:30 | Q4 2023 | 1% | 1% | 1.3% | in line |
| 25 Oct 2023 20:30 | Q3 2023 | 1.3% | 1% | 1% | above |
| 26 Jul 2023 21:30 | Q2 2023 | 1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | below |
| 26 Apr 2023 21:30 | Q1 2023 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | below |
| 25 Jan 2023 19:30 | Q4 2022 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | above |
| 26 Oct 2022 20:30 | Q3 2022 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% | below |
| 27 Jul 2022 21:30 | Q2 2022 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1% | in line |
| 27 Apr 2022 21:30 | Q1 2022 | 1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | below |
| 25 Jan 2022 19:30 | Q4 2021 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | above |
| 27 Oct 2021 20:30 | Q3 2021 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | above |
| 28 Jul 2021 21:30 | Q2 2021 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | below |
| 28 Apr 2021 21:30 | Q1 2021 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | below |
| 27 Jan 2021 19:30 | Q4 2020 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | above |
| 28 Oct 2020 20:30 | Q3 2020 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | below |
| 29 Jul 2020 21:30 | Q2 2020 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | in line |
| 29 Apr 2020 21:30 | Q1 2020 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | above |
| 29 Jan 2020 19:30 | Q4 2019 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2019 20:30 | Q3 2019 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | below |
| 31 Jul 2019 21:30 | Q2 2019 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | in line |
| 24 Apr 2019 21:30 | Q1 2019 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | below |
| 30 Jan 2019 19:30 | Q4 2018 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | below |
| 31 Oct 2018 20:30 | Q3 2018 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | in line |
| 25 Jul 2018 21:30 | Q2 2018 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | in line |
| 24 Apr 2018 21:30 | Q1 2018 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | below |
| 31 Jan 2018 19:30 | Q4 2017 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | above |
| 25 Oct 2017 20:30 | Q3 2017 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | below |
| 26 Jul 2017 21:30 | Q2 2017 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | above |
| 26 Apr 2017 21:30 | Q1 2017 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | in line |
| 25 Jan 2017 19:30 | Q4 2016 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | below |
| 26 Oct 2016 20:30 | Q3 2016 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | below |
| 27 Jul 2016 21:30 | Q2 2016 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | below |
| 27 Apr 2016 21:30 | Q1 2016 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | below |
| 27 Jan 2016 19:30 | Q4 2015 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | below |
The last Australia-Inflation-RBA Weightd Medn CPI QQ * (Q3 2026, released 28 Oct 2026) came in at 1%, below the 1.1% forecast; the previous reading was 0.7%.
Australia-Inflation-RBA Weightd Medn CPI QQ * is released quarterly by RBA. CRTLAB has 44 releases on record since 27 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, Australia-Inflation-RBA Weightd Medn CPI QQ * has come in above forecast 25% of the time and below 45% (44 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 25%. It has now come in below forecast 2 releases in a row.
The highest was 1.6% (Q4 2022) and the lowest 0.1% (Q2 2020). The five-year average is 0.99%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the AUD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the AUD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure of change in the general level ofprices of goods and services bought by households over a specified period oftime. It compares a household's cost for a specific basket of finished goods andservices with the cost of the same basket during an earlier benchmark period.The consumer price index is used as a measurement of inflation and is a keyeconomic figure.