Next release Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 19:00 New York. Every release since 20 Nov 2019: 84 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the AUD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Australia Composite Leading Index MoM (Sep. 2026, released 14 Oct 2026) came in at -0.06%; the previous reading was -0.02%. The next Australia Composite Leading Index MoM is due Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 19:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 20:00 | Sep. 2026 | -0.06% | – | -0.02% | – |
| 16 Sept 2026 21:00 | Aug. 2026 | -0.02% | – | 0.03% | – |
| 26 Aug 2026 21:00 | Jul. 2026 | 0.03% | – | 0.07% | – |
| 22 Jul 2026 21:00 | Jun. 2026 | 0.07% | – | -0.1% | – |
| 17 Jun 2026 21:00 | May. 2026 | -0.1% | – | 0.06% | – |
| 27 May 2026 21:00 | Apr. 2026 | 0.06% | – | -0.06% | – |
| 22 Apr 2026 21:00 | Mar. 2026 | -0.06% | – | -0.08% | – |
| 18 Mar 2026 20:00 | Feb. 2026 | -0.08% | – | -0.06% | – |
| 18 Feb 2026 19:00 | Jan. 2026 | -0.06% | – | 0.09% | – |
| 21 Jan 2026 19:00 | Dec. 2025 | 0.09% | – | -0.06% | – |
| 17 Dec 2025 19:00 | Nov. 2025 | -0.06% | – | 0.08% | – |
| 19 Nov 2025 19:00 | Oct. 2025 | 0.08% | – | -0.01% | – |
| 15 Oct 2025 20:00 | Sep. 2025 | -0.01% | – | -0.07% | – |
| 17 Sept 2025 20:00 | Aug. 2025 | -0.07% | – | 0.15% | – |
| 27 Aug 2025 21:00 | Jul. 2025 | 0.15% | – | -0.03% | – |
| 23 Jul 2025 21:00 | Jun. 2025 | -0.03% | – | 0.07% | – |
| 18 Jun 2025 21:00 | May. 2025 | 0.07% | – | -0.02% | – |
| 21 May 2025 21:00 | Apr. 2025 | -0.02% | – | -0.13% | – |
| 16 Apr 2025 21:00 | Mar. 2025 | -0.13% | – | 0.06% | – |
| 19 Mar 2025 20:00 | Feb. 2025 | 0.06% | – | 0.07% | – |
| 19 Feb 2025 19:00 | Jan. 2025 | 0.07% | – | 0% | – |
| 22 Jan 2025 19:00 | Dec. 2024 | 0% | – | 0.08% | – |
| 18 Dec 2024 19:00 | Nov. 2024 | 0.08% | – | 0.16% | – |
| 20 Nov 2024 19:00 | Oct. 2024 | 0.16% | – | -0.01% | – |
| 16 Oct 2024 20:00 | Sep. 2024 | -0.01% | – | -0.01% | – |
| 18 Sept 2024 21:00 | Aug. 2024 | -0.01% | – | -0.06% | – |
| 21 Aug 2024 21:00 | Jul. 2024 | -0.06% | – | 0.01% | – |
| 17 Jul 2024 21:00 | Jun. 2024 | 0.01% | – | 0% | – |
| 26 Jun 2024 21:00 | May. 2024 | 0% | – | -0.06% | – |
| 29 May 2024 21:00 | Apr. 2024 | -0.06% | – | 0% | – |
| 17 Apr 2024 21:00 | Mar. 2024 | 0% | – | 0.02% | – |
| 27 Mar 2024 20:00 | Feb. 2024 | 0.02% | – | -0.02% | – |
| 21 Feb 2024 19:00 | Jan. 2024 | -0.02% | – | -0.07% | – |
| 24 Jan 2024 19:00 | Dec. 2023 | -0.07% | – | 0.05% | – |
| 20 Dec 2023 19:00 | Nov. 2023 | 0.05% | – | -0.02% | – |
| 22 Nov 2023 19:00 | Oct. 2023 | -0.02% | – | 0.02% | – |
| 18 Oct 2023 20:00 | Sep. 2023 | 0.02% | – | -0.05% | – |
| 20 Sept 2023 21:00 | Aug. 2023 | -0.05% | – | 0.01% | – |
| 16 Aug 2023 21:00 | Jul. 2023 | 0.01% | – | 0.03% | – |
| 19 Jul 2023 21:00 | Jun. 2023 | 0.03% | – | -0.2% | – |
| 21 Jun 2023 21:00 | May. 2023 | -0.2% | – | -0.12% | – |
| 24 May 2023 21:00 | Apr. 2023 | -0.12% | – | 0.04% | – |
| 19 Apr 2023 21:00 | Mar. 2023 | 0.04% | – | -0.2% | – |
| 22 Mar 2023 20:00 | Feb. 2023 | -0.2% | – | 0.04% | – |
| 22 Feb 2023 19:00 | Jan. 2023 | 0.04% | – | -0.08% | – |
| 25 Jan 2023 19:00 | Dec. 2022 | -0.08% | – | -0.12% | – |
| 21 Dec 2022 19:00 | Nov. 2022 | -0.12% | – | 0.04% | – |
| 16 Nov 2022 19:00 | Oct. 2022 | 0.04% | – | -0.04% | – |
| 19 Oct 2022 20:00 | Sep. 2022 | -0.04% | – | -0.05% | – |
| 21 Sept 2022 21:00 | Aug. 2022 | -0.05% | – | -0.13% | – |
| 17 Aug 2022 21:00 | Jul. 2022 | -0.13% | – | -0.16% | – |
| 20 Jul 2022 21:00 | Jun. 2022 | -0.16% | – | -0.01% | – |
| 22 Jun 2022 21:00 | May. 2022 | -0.01% | – | -0.09% | – |
| 18 May 2022 21:00 | Apr. 2022 | -0.09% | – | 0.34% | – |
| 20 Apr 2022 21:00 | Mar. 2022 | 0.34% | – | 0.19% | – |
| 16 Mar 2022 20:00 | Feb. 2022 | 0.19% | – | -0.11% | – |
| 16 Feb 2022 19:00 | Jan. 2022 | -0.11% | – | -0.01% | – |
| 27 Jan 2022 19:00 | Dec. 2021 | -0.01% | – | 0.17% | – |
| 22 Dec 2021 19:00 | Nov. 2021 | 0.17% | – | 0.24% | – |
| 17 Nov 2021 19:00 | Oct. 2021 | 0.24% | – | -0.02% | – |
| 20 Oct 2021 20:00 | Sep. 2021 | -0.02% | – | -0.3% | – |
| 22 Sept 2021 21:00 | Aug. 2021 | -0.3% | – | -0.14% | – |
| 18 Aug 2021 21:00 | Jul. 2021 | -0.14% | – | 0% | – |
| 21 Jul 2021 21:00 | Jun. 2021 | 0% | – | 0.08% | – |
| 16 Jun 2021 21:00 | May. 2021 | 0.08% | – | 0.1% | – |
| 26 May 2021 21:00 | Apr. 2021 | 0.1% | – | 0.5% | – |
| 21 Apr 2021 21:00 | Mar. 2021 | 0.5% | – | -0.09% | – |
| 17 Mar 2021 20:00 | Feb. 2021 | -0.09% | – | 0.1% | – |
| 17 Feb 2021 19:00 | Jan. 2021 | 0.1% | – | 0.11% | – |
| 27 Jan 2021 19:00 | Dec. 2020 | 0.11% | – | 0.71% | – |
| 16 Dec 2020 19:00 | Nov. 2020 | 0.71% | – | 0.31% | – |
| 18 Nov 2020 19:00 | Oct. 2020 | 0.31% | – | 0.21% | – |
| 21 Oct 2020 20:00 | Sep. 2020 | 0.21% | – | 0.64% | – |
| 16 Sept 2020 21:00 | Aug. 2020 | 0.64% | – | 0.08% | – |
| 19 Aug 2020 21:00 | Jul. 2020 | 0.08% | – | 0.58% | – |
| 22 Jul 2020 21:00 | Jun. 2020 | 0.58% | – | 0.42% | – |
| 17 Jun 2020 21:00 | May. 2020 | 0.42% | – | -1.98% | – |
| 20 May 2020 21:00 | Apr. 2020 | -1.98% | – | -0.7% | – |
| 22 Apr 2020 21:00 | Mar. 2020 | -0.7% | – | -0.48% | – |
| 18 Mar 2020 20:00 | Feb. 2020 | -0.48% | – | 0.02% | – |
| 19 Feb 2020 19:00 | Jan. 2020 | 0.02% | – | 0.03% | – |
| 29 Jan 2020 19:00 | Dec. 2019 | 0.03% | – | 0.03% | – |
| 18 Dec 2019 19:00 | Nov. 2019 | 0.03% | – | -0.12% | – |
| 20 Nov 2019 19:00 | Oct. 2019 | -0.12% | – | -0.13% | – |
The next Australia Composite Leading Index MoM is due Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 19:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Australia Composite Leading Index MoM (Sep. 2026, released 14 Oct 2026) came in at -0.06%; the previous reading was -0.02%.
Australia Composite Leading Index MoM is released monthly by Westpac Banking Corporation, Melbourne Institute. CRTLAB has 84 releases on record since 20 Nov 2019.
The highest was 0.71% (Nov. 2020) and the lowest -1.98% (Apr. 2020). The five-year average is 0%.
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 Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity combines a selection of economic variables that typically lead fluctuations in economic activity into a single measure that provides a reliable cyclical indicator for the Australian economy. The index includes the following components: S&P/ASX 200, dwelling approvals, US industrial production, RBA Commodity Prices Index (A$), aggregate monthly hours worked, Westpac-MI CSI expectations index, Westpac-MI Unemployment expectations index, yield spread (10Y bond – 90D bill).