% per year - Source frequency: monthly · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's inflation rate (cpi) was 4.6% as of March 2026. The long-term trend is broadly stable, though the recent 12-month direction is getting worse. The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — how much more expensive goods and services are compared to a year ago. High inflation erodes purchasing power and savings. Very low or negative inflation can signal weak economic activity. Data is sourced from ABS CPI (Cat. 6401.0) and updated monthly.
Ranked by latest value (lower is better)
| Rank | State | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern TerritoryNT | 4.2% per year | 12mo |
| 2 | Australian Capital TerritoryACT | 4.2% per year | 12mo |
| 3 | New South WalesNSW | 4.4% per year | 12mo |
| 4 | VictoriaVIC | 4.6% per year | 12mo |
| 5 | Western AustraliaWA | 4.6% per year | |
| 6 | QueenslandQLD | 4.7% per year | |
| 7 | South AustraliaSA | 4.9% per year | 12mo |
| 8 | TasmaniaTAS | 5.1% per year | 12mo |
The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — how much more expensive goods and services are compared to a year ago.
High inflation erodes purchasing power and savings. Very low or negative inflation can signal weak economic activity.
GREEN = favourable trend within acceptable band of baseline. AMBER = flat or mild change. RED = unfavourable trend beyond threshold.
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS CPI (Cat. 6401.0)), updated monthly. The source link above points to the human-readable publication page, which presents the same underlying data in a different format (e.g. Excel workbook, PDF release). Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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