Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Q1 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
23.90% on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest
−1.30% on Jun 30, 1962
About Australia inflation rate YoY
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Australia inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 23.90%.
The lowest ever Australia inflation rate YoY is −1.30%.
Last quarter Australia inflation rate YoY was 3.60%, and the quarter before that it amounted to 4.10%.