Australian inflation (CPI): latest figures
Consumer prices in Australia rose 4.3% over the 12 months to September 2026, up from 4% the month before, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Consumer Price Index (CPI). Trimmed mean inflation, which removes the largest price moves, was 3.6%. The next release is on .
Show the numbers as a table
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| All groups CPI | 4.3% |
| Housing | 5.2% |
| – Rents | 3.6% |
| – New dwellings | 4.7% |
| – Electricity | 12.8% |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 3.2% |
| – Meals out and takeaway food | 3.9% |
| Insurance and financial services | 3.9% |
| – Insurance | 5.4% |
| Transport | 8.7% |
| – Automotive fuel | 23.6% |
Main groups
| Group | Change |
|---|---|
| Housing | 5.2% |
| — Rents | 3.6% |
| — New dwellings | 4.7% |
| — Electricity (Mainly because Commonwealth electricity rebates ended over the year) | 12.8% |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 3.2% |
| — Meals out and takeaway food | 3.9% |
| Insurance and financial services | 3.9% |
| — Insurance | 5.4% |
| Transport | 8.7% |
| — Automotive fuel | 23.6% |
What your spending would have cost a year earlier
Enter what you spend now on each item. Each amount is divided by its published price change to show what the same purchases cost 12 months earlier. Your own prices may have changed by more or less than the average.
| Item | You spend now ($) | Price change | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rents | 3.6% | $96.53 | |
| Electricity | 12.8% | $88.65 | |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 3.2% | $96.90 | |
| Insurance | 5.4% | $94.88 | |
| Automotive fuel | 23.6% | $80.91 |
Extra cost compared with a year earlier
$42.13
on the same purchases: 9.2% more
Sources
Figures last checked against official sources: . General information, not financial or tax advice.