Next release Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 19:30 New York. Every release since 26 Nov 2025: 13 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the AUD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Australia Inflation Rate YoY (Sep. 2026, released 28 Oct 2026) came in at 4.3%, above the 4.2% forecast; the previous reading was 4%. The next Australia Inflation Rate YoY is due Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 19:30 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2025, Australia Inflation Rate YoY has come in above forecast 42% of the time and below 58% (12 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 12 releases was 0.19%: higher than expected is good for the AUD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 20:30 | Sep. 2026 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4% | above |
| 30 Sept 2026 21:30 | Aug. 2026 | 4% | 4.1% | 3.5% | below |
| 26 Aug 2026 21:30 | Jul. 2026 | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | above |
| 29 Jul 2026 21:30 | Jun. 2026 | 3.8% | 4% | 4% | below |
| 24 Jun 2026 21:30 | May. 2026 | 4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | below |
| 27 May 2026 21:30 | Apr. 2026 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | below |
| 29 Apr 2026 21:30 | Mar. 2026 | 4.6% | 4.8% | 3.7% | below |
| 25 Mar 2026 20:30 | Feb. 2026 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | below |
| 25 Feb 2026 19:30 | Jan. 2026 | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | above |
| 28 Jan 2026 19:30 | Dec. 2025 | 3.8% | 3.55% | 3.4% | above |
| 7 Jan 2026 19:30 | Nov. 2025 | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.8% | below |
| 26 Nov 2025 19:30 | Oct. 2025 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | above |
| 26 Nov 2025 19:00 | Sep. 2025 | 3.6% | – | 3.2% | – |
The next Australia Inflation Rate YoY is due Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 19:30 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Australia Inflation Rate YoY (Sep. 2026, released 28 Oct 2026) came in at 4.3%, above the 4.2% forecast; the previous reading was 4%.
Australia Inflation Rate YoY is released monthly by Bureau of Statistics. CRTLAB has 13 releases on record since 26 Nov 2025.
Since 2025, Australia Inflation Rate YoY has come in above forecast 42% of the time and below 58% (12 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%.
The highest was 4.6% (Mar. 2026) and the lowest 3.4% (Nov. 2025). The five-year average is 3.88%.
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.
CRTLAB measures every Australia CPI release on 1-minute data: the first 5, 15 and 60 minutes of gold, NAS100, the indices, forex and crypto. Every release day is broken down at https://crtlab.pro/news/au-cpi.
In Australia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are housing (23 percent of the total weight), food and non–alcoholic beverages (17 percent), transport (11 percent), furnishings, household equipment and services (9 percent), alcohol and tobacco (9 percent), recreation and culture (9 percent), health (7 percent) and insurance and financial services (6 percent). Clothing and footwear, education and communication account for remaining 10 percent of total weight.