Inflation Rate Australia

13 hours agoinflation hit a six-quarter high, staying above the rba’s 2%–3% target on a quarterly basis, inflation came in at 0.6%. Rba officials say interest rate cuts this year are unlikely. 13 hours agothe consumer price index (cpi) rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to december 2025, according to the latest data from the australian bureau of statistics (abs).

13 hours agoaustralia's inflation rate rose to 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to december 2025, which is higher than expected. This page provides the latest reported value for - australia inflation rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey. Jan 7, 2026the consumer price index (cpi) is a monthly measure of inflation published by the australian bureau of statistics (abs).

A quarterly measure of inflation is also available with a longer. 10 hours agoinflation has risen further above the reserve bank of australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real prospect the reserve bank will feel it needs to increase interest rates at its meeting .

Jan 9, 2026the table below contains annual inflation rates in australia since 1949. The 'inflation %' column indicates how much prices have changed since the previous year. 12 hours agoexpectations grow for interest rate hike next week after australia’s inflation jumps to 3.8% rapidly rising consumer prices led to annual inflation growing from 3.4% to 3.8%

13 hours agowednesday’s quarterly consumer price index (cpi) inflation print from the australian bureau of statistics (abs) printed hotter than expected, raising the likelihood that the reserve bank. 13 hours agoaustralia's underlying inflation ran at a faster-than-expected pace in the december quarter, adding to a recent slew of hot economic data that has investors baying for an interest rate.