Consumer Price Index
-
Q3 2020
October 28, 2017 Headline CPI rose 1.6% in Q3 2020, roughly in line with expectations. This followed the largest quarterly decline on record in Q2.
The largest contributor to the rise in CPI was childcare fees, which returned to pre-pandemic rate in early Q3.
PDF Download PDF -
Q2 2020
July 29, 2020 Headline CPI (unadjusted) fell by 1.9% in Q2 2020, which was the largest quarterly fall in CPI on record.
The fall in the CPI resulted from free child care across all Australian states, free pre-school in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland as well as a significant drop in petrol prices.
PDF Download PDF -
March Quarter 2020
April 29, 2020 Inflation fell in Q1, yet slightly less than expected
PDF Download PDF -
December Quarter 2019
January 29, 2020 The headline CPI (unadjusted) rose by 0.7% in Q4 2019 against a 0.5% increase a quarter before.
PDF Download PDF -
September Quarter 2019
October 30, 2016 The headline CPI (unadjusted) rose 0.5% in Q3 following a 0.6% increase in Q2. The annual inflation rate accelerated 0.1ppt to 1.7%.
PDF Download PDF -
June Quarter 2019
July 31, 2019 The headline CPI (unadjusted) rose 0.6% in Q2, following a flat result in Q1, with the annual inflation rate rising to 1.6% from 1.3%.
PDF Download PDF