Consumer Price Index, Australia, January 2026

Selected tables republished

This updated release re-publishes the January 2026 data in tables 4, 5, 6, 14 and 15. The commentary graph titled: CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points) and the commentary table titled: Weighted average of eight capital cities have also been re-published.

None of the headline CPI figures are affected. This includes the headline measure of inflation, trimmed mean, indexes and index movements.

For more details refer to Post-release changes and the media statement Background CPI tables to be republished.

What's new this month

Postponing the annual CPI weight update

Since 2018, the ABS has updated the CPI weights annually. The updated weights are usually implemented in the CPI for the month of January and March quarters. With the introduction of the complete Monthly CPI in late 2025, the ABS has decided to postpone the next CPI weight update to January 2027. The ABS will monitor household spending patterns throughout 2026 and consider a mid-year weight update if needed. The ABS will advise users in advance if a mid-year weight update is going to occur. Information on the 2025 weight update is available in Annual weight update of the CPI.

Quarterly data available

Quarterly CPI data can be found in tables 17 and 18. From December 2025, the quarterly CPI data is calculated as the average of the three relevant monthly indexes. Data for the most recent quarter will be added to tables 17 and 18 when the monthly CPI is published for the months of March, June, September and December.

Re-referencing the quarterly CPI data

The previously published quarterly data has been re-referenced and aligned to the new monthly CPI series. September 2025 serves as the link period where the index equals 100.00. While the level of the quarterly indexes has changed due to re-referencing, the percentage movements of the index have not been revised.

Conversion factors and examples of how to use them are available in the Quarterly CPI - September 2025 Conversion Factors spreadsheet in the Data downloads. These factors enable users to convert the re-referenced indexes to the previous reference period of 2011-12 = 100.0.

More information on re-referencing is available in Re-referencing the quarterly Consumer Price Index.

Main features

All groups CPI, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Change from previous month (%)	Annual change (%)
May-24	-0.2
Jun-24	0.4
Jul-24	0.3
Aug-24	-0.3
Sep-24	0.1
Oct-24	-0.2
Nov-24	0.4
Dec-24	0.7
Jan-25	0.3
Feb-25	0.1
Mar-25	0.3
Apr-25	0.7	2.4
May-25	-0.5	2.1
Jun-25	0.1	1.9
Jul-25	1.3	3.0
Aug-25	-0.1	3.2
Sep-25	0.5	3.6
Oct-25	0.0	3.8
Nov-25	0.0	3.4
Dec-25	1.0	3.8
Jan-26	0.4	3.8

All groups CPI, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)

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Weighted average of eight capital cities
		Original		Seasonally adjusted
Weighted average of eight capital cities		Dec 25 to Jan 26 (% change)	Jan 25 to Jan 26 (% change)	Dec 25 to Jan 26 (% change)	Jan 25 to Jan 26 (% change)
All groups CPI		0.4	3.8	0.5	3.8
	Food and non-alcoholic beverages	0.5	3.1	0.2	3.1
	Alcohol and tobacco	0.9	5.0	0.6	5.0
	Clothing and footwear	2.9	5.6	2.1	5.3
	Housing	2.2	6.8	1.6	6.7
	Furnishings, household equipment and services	-0.4	1.4	0.0	1.4
	Health	2.7	3.2	0.0	3.2
	Transport	-0.7	1.1	-0.9	1.1
	Communication	-0.1	1.4	0.1	1.4
	Recreation and culture	-3.4	3.7	0.6	3.6
	Education	0.0	5.4	0.3	5.4
	Insurance and financial services	0.3	2.4	0.5	2.4
CPI analytical series
	All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	n/a	n/a	0.5	3.8
	Trimmed mean	n/a	n/a	0.3	3.4
	Weighted median	n/a	n/a	0.3	3.6

All groups CPI and Groups, Australia, annual movement (%)
	Aug-25 (%)	Sep-25 (%)	Oct-25 (%)	Nov-25 (%)	Dec-25 (%)	Jan-26 (%)
All Group CPI	3.2	3.6	3.8	3.4	3.8	3.8
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	6.0	5.5	4.4	4.3	4.9	5.0
Clothing & footwear	4.3	3.8	5.4	5.1	3.4	5.6
Housing	4.5	5.7	5.9	5.2	5.5	6.8
Furnishings, household equipment & services	1.7	1.8	2.1	1.3	2.0	1.4
Health	4.1	4.2	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.2
Transport	0.9	2.3	2.7	2.7	1.6	1.1
Communications	1.8	1.6	0.8	1.3	1.1	1.4
Recreation & culture	1.4	1.8	3.2	2.0	4.4	3.7
Education	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Insurance & financial services	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4

All groups CPI and Groups, Australia, annual movement (%)

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This chart shows the annual contributions of the individual components summing to the total CPI annual movement. Any differences in the sum of the individual components and the total are due to rounding.

CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points)
	All groups CPI annual movement (%)	Food & non-alcoholic beverages (Percentage points)	Alcohol & tobacco (Percentage points)	Housing (Percentage points)	Transport (Percentage points)	Recreation & culture (Percentage points)	Health and Education (Percentage points)	Other (a) (Percentage points)
Apr-25	2.4	0.5533	0.3796	0.4629	-0.3771	0.4188	0.5461	0.3889
May-25	2.1	0.4978	0.3942	0.4091	-0.2695	0.1597	0.5251	0.3870
Jun-25	1.9	0.5967	0.3786	0.3346	-0.2424	-0.1207	0.5201	0.4213
Jul-25	3.0	0.5372	0.4294	0.7999	-0.0403	0.3000	0.5232	0.4071
Aug-25	3.2	0.5211	0.4029	0.9699	0.1048	0.1659	0.5320	0.4749
Sep-25	3.6	0.5583	0.3636	1.2171	0.2528	0.2234	0.5362	0.4345
Oct-25	3.8	0.5610	0.2919	1.2485	0.3041	0.3926	0.5277	0.4928
Nov-25	3.4	0.5754	0.2787	1.1200	0.3006	0.2399	0.4981	0.4331
Dec-25	3.8	0.5979	0.3169	1.1729	0.1853	0.5731	0.4900	0.4269
Jan-26	3.8	0.5442	0.3281	1.4572	0.1252	0.4639	0.4722	0.4501

CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points)

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'Other' includes Clothing and footwear, Furnishings, household equipment and services, Communication and Insurance and financial services

The following table shows the weight, annual movement and contribution of each category to the All groups CPI annual movement. The contribution is a combination of the category’s weight and annual movement. The sum of all the category contributions equals the CPI annual movement.

Weighted average of eight capital cities
Weighted average of eight capital cities	Weight (%)	January 2026 annual movement (% Change)	January 2026 contribution to total CPI (percentage points)
All groups CPI	100	3.8	3.8
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	17.4	3.1	0.5442
Alcohol and tobacco	6.5	5.0	0.3281
Clothing and footwear	3.2	5.6	0.1798
Housing	21.4	6.8	1.4572
Furnishings, household equipment and services	7.9	1.4	0.1086
Health	6.7	3.2	0.2232
Transport	11.5	1.1	0.1252
Communication	2.1	1.4	0.0288
Recreation and culture	13.1	3.7	0.4639
Education	4.7	5.4	0.2490
Insurance and financial services	5.6	2.4	0.1329

Overview

Annual inflation increased for the Trimmed mean in January

CPI annual inflation was 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, unchanged from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to December 2025.

Trimmed mean inflation was 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, up from 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to December 2025.

All groups CPI and Trimmed mean, Australia, annual movement (%)
	All groups CPI (%)	Trimmed mean (%)
Mar-22	5.1	3.8


Jun-22	6.2	4.9


Sep-22	7.3	6.0


Dec-22	7.9	6.8


Mar-23	7.0	6.5


Jun-23	6.0	5.8


Sep-23	5.3	5.1


Dec-23	4.1	4.2


Mar-24	3.6	4.1


Jun-24	3.8	4.1


Sep-24	2.9	3.6


Dec-24	2.4	3.3


Mar-25	2.4	3.0
Apr-25	2.4	3.2
May-25	2.1	3.0
Jun-25	1.9	2.9
Jul-25	3.0	3.1
Aug-25	3.2	3.1
Sep-25	3.6	3.2
Oct-25	3.8	3.3
Nov-25	3.4	3.3
Dec-25	3.8	3.3
Jan-26	3.8	3.4

(a)

All groups CPI and Trimmed mean, Australia, annual movement (%)

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year.

Annual inflation for Goods and Services similar in January

Annual Goods inflation was 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, up from 3.4 per cent to December 2025. The main contributor was Electricity, which rose 32.2 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026.

Annual Services inflation was 3.9 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, down from 4.1 per cent to December 2025. The main contributors were Rents (+3.9 per cent) and Medical and hospital services (+4.2 per cent).

CPI Goods and Services components, annual movement (%)
	Goods (%)	Services (%)
Mar-22	6.6	3.0


Jun-22	8.3	3.3


Sep-22	9.5	4.2


Dec-22	9.5	5.6


Mar-23	7.6	6.1


Jun-23	5.8	6.3


Sep-23	5.0	5.7


Dec-23	3.7	4.5


Mar-24	3.1	4.3


Jun-24	3.3	4.5


Sep-24	1.4	4.6


Dec-24	0.8	4.3


Mar-25	1.3	3.7
Apr-25	0.9	4.1
May-25	1.0	3.4
Jun-25	1.2	2.7
Jul-25	2.4	3.7
Aug-25	3.0	3.4
Sep-25	3.7	3.5
Oct-25	3.8	3.9
Nov-25	3.3	3.6
Dec-25	3.4	4.1
Jan-26	3.8	3.9

(a)

CPI Goods and Services components, annual movement (%)

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year

Annual inflation for Non-tradables higher than Tradables in January

The Tradables and Non-tradables series measures the contribution of goods and services that are highly exposed to international trade influences (tradables), and those that are mostly influenced by domestic factors (non-tradables), to overall household inflation. Examples of tradables include automotive fuel, most food items, and clothing and footwear. Examples of non-tradables include housing and education.

Annual Non-tradables inflation was 4.9 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, up from 4.6 per cent to December 2025. The main contributors were Electricity (+32.2 per cent), New dwellings (+3.5 per cent) and Rents (+3.9 per cent).

Annual Tradables inflation was 1.9 per cent in the 12 months to January 2026, down from 2.1 per cent to December 2025. The main contributors were Audio, visual and computing media and services (+10.1 per cent), Accessories (+12.0 per cent) and International holiday travel and accommodation (+2.0 per cent).

CPI Tradables and Non-tradables components, annual movement (%)
	Tradables (%)	Non-tradables (%)
Mar-22	6.8	4.3


Jun-22	7.9	5.4


Sep-22	8.7	6.6


Dec-22	8.7	7.5


Mar-23	6.0	7.6


Jun-23	4.4	6.9


Sep-23	3.7	6.1


Dec-23	1.5	5.4


Mar-24	1.0	5.0


Jun-24	1.6	5.0


Sep-24	0.6	4.1


Dec-24	1.0	3.1


Mar-25	0.9	3.2
Apr-25	0.2	3.5
May-25	0.0	3.2
Jun-25	0.0	2.9
Jul-25	1.1	4.0
Aug-25	1.2	4.2
Sep-25	1.9	4.5
Oct-25	2.0	4.8
Nov-25	1.8	4.3
Dec-25	2.1	4.6
Jan-26	1.9	4.9

(a)

CPI Tradables and Non-tradables components, annual movement (%)

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year

CPI groups

All groups CPI and Groups, monthly and annual movements (%)
	Monthly movement	Annual movement
All groups CPI	0.4	3.8
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	0.5	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	0.9	5.0
Clothing & footwear	2.9	5.6
Housing	2.2	6.8
Furnishings, household equipment & services	-0.4	1.4
Health	2.7	3.2
Transport	-0.7	1.1
Communications	-0.1	1.4
Recreation & culture	-3.4	3.7
Education	0.0	5.4
Insurance & financial services	0.3	2.4

All groups CPI and Groups, monthly and annual movements (%)

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Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.1%)

Annual inflation for Food and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.1% in the 12 months to January 2026, down from 3.4% to December 2025.

Meals out and takeaway food prices rose 3.9% in the 12 months to January 2026, with elevated costs for wages and ingredients driving the rise.

Prices for Meat and seafood rose 3.9% in the 12 months to January 2026. The annual rise was driven by Beef and veal (+11.2%) and Lamb and goat (+10.5%) due to strong overseas demand for Australian red meat.

Food products n.e.c. prices rose 2.9% in the 12 months to January 2026. The annual rise was driven by Snacks and confectionery (+5.6%) with higher prices for chocolate. Prices for Oils and fats are 2.2% lower compared to 12 months ago due to discounting.

Non-alcoholic beverages prices increased 3.4% in the 12 months to January 2026. The annual rise was driven by Coffee, tea and cocoa (+13.5%), due to lower supply of coffee beans from major overseas suppliers.

Fruit and vegetable prices increased 1.4% in the 12 months to January 2026, down from a rise of 4.0% in the 12 months to December 2025. In monthly terms, Fruit prices fell 0.2% in January, with lower prices for stone fruit and tropical fruit. The monthly fall in Fruit drove the annual easing in the Food and non-alcoholic beverages group.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual movement (%)
	October (%)	November (%)	December (%)	January (%)
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1
Bread and cereal products	0.7	1.2	1.5	0.9
Meat and seafoods	3.8	3.9	4.4	3.9
Dairy and related products	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.6
Fruit and vegetables	1.8	2.7	4.0	1.4
Food products n.e.c.	3.8	3.6	3.2	2.9
Non-alcoholic beverages	4.8	4.7	4.0	3.4
Meals out & take away foods	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.9

Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual movement (%)

["","October","November","December","January"]

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Alcohol and tobacco group (+5.0%)

Clothing and footwear group (+5.6%)

Housing group (+6.8%)

Over the past 12 months the Housing group rose 6.8%, up from a 5.5% rise in the 12 months to December 2025. The main contributors to the annual rise were Electricity (+32.2%), New dwellings (+3.5%) and Rents (+3.9%).

Electricity

Electricity costs rose 32.2% in the 12 months to January 2026. The annual rise in electricity costs is primarily related to Commonwealth and State Government electricity rebates being used up by households. This is up from a 21.5% rise in the 12 months to December 2025, reflecting households using up the extended Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebates this month.

In January 2025, the EBRF rebates were available to all households and State Government electricity rebates were in place for Queensland and Western Australia. Over the year those rebates have been used up leading to higher electricity costs for households.

Excluding the impact of the Commonwealth and State Government electricity rebates over the previous year, electricity prices rose 4.5% in the 12 months to January. This reflects annual price reviews by energy retailers in July 2025.

In monthly terms, electricity costs rose 18.5% in January 2026. The rise this month was driven by households using up the extended EBRF rebates.

Electricity Index, Australia
	Excluding Government Electricity Rebates (Index)	Including Government Electricity Rebates (Index)
Jun-23	100.0	100.0
Jul-23	119.2	106.0⁽¹⁾
Aug-23	119.7	104.7
Sep-23	120.0	104.9
Oct-23	118.8	108.4
Nov-23	119.0	108.9
Dec-23	118.0	102.6
Jan-24	118.4	103.6
Feb-24	118.1	103.0
Mar-24	117.8	108.0
Apr-24	115.8	105.9
May-24	115.5	107.4
Jun-24	115.5	107.4
Jul-24	116.5	100.6⁽²⁾
Aug-24	116.6	85.9⁽³⁾
Sep-24	116.1	79.6
Oct-24	116.1	69.9
Nov-24	116.9	85.4
Dec-24	116.9	84.2
Jan-25	117.0	91.7
Feb-25	116.7	89.4
Mar-25	117.8	97.6
Apr-25	117.6	99.0
May-25	117.7	101.1
Jun-25	117.4	100.7
Jul-25	123.5	114.3⁽⁴⁾
Aug-25	123.4	107.1⁽⁵⁾
Sep-25	122.9	106.6
Oct-25	121.9	95.8⁽⁶⁾
Nov-25	122.3	102.2
Dec-25	122.3	102.3
Jan-26	122.3	121.2

(1) EBRF (a) ↵
(2) EBRF (b) ↵
(3) EBRF (c) ↵
(4) EBRF (d) ↵
(5) EBRF (e) ↵
(6) EBRF (f) ↵

Electricity Index, Australia

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June 2023, index = 100

Introduction of the 2023-24 Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebates
Introduction of the first instalment of the 2024-25 EBRF rebates for all households in QLD and WA, and State rebates in QLD, WA and TAS
Introduction of the first instalment of the 2024-25 EBRF rebates for all households in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS, NT and ACT
Introduction of the first instalment of the EBRF 2025 extension rebates for all households in VIC, QLD, SA, TAS and NT
Introduction of the first instalment of the EBRF 2025 extension rebates for all households in NSW and ACT
Introduction of the first instalment of the EBRF 2025 extension rebates for all households in WA

The following table shows the timing of electricity rebates, that have been publicly announced, for the time periods between September 2025 and January 2026.

Timing of electricity rebates
State	September 2025	October 2025	November 2025	December 2025	January 2026
NSW	$75 (a)	$150 (a) (b)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
VIC	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
QLD	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
SA	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
WA		$150 (a) (c)	$150 (a)	$150 (a)	$150 (a) (c)
TAS	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
NT	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)
ACT	$75 (a)	$150 (a) (b)	$75 (a)	$75 (a)

EBRF 2025 extension instalment
In NSW and ACT, the EBRF 2025 extension instalment was paid from August 2025. Households whose billing cycle is in July 2025 have received two instalments in October 2025.
In WA, the EBRF 2025 extension was paid from 11 October 2025. The remaining proportion of households whose billing cycle is in October have received their extension payment in January 2026.

New dwellings

New dwelling prices rose 3.5% in the 12 months to January 2026, up from a 3.0% rise to December 2025.

Project home builders in some cities have raised base prices in response to increased demand and to pass through higher labour and material costs. This led to a rise of 0.4% for new dwellings this month.

New dwellings, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Jan-22	10.5	1.5
Feb-22	13.5	1.7
Mar-22	15.8	1.9
Apr-22	19.3	2.2
May-22	19.3	1.3
Jun-22	20.7	1.9
Jul-22	21.7	1.3
Aug-22	20.5	1.1
Sep-22	20.0	0.6
Oct-22	20.3	0.4
Nov-22	17.9	0.1
Dec-22	16.0	0.9
Jan-23	14.8	0.5
Feb-23	13.0	0.2
Mar-23	11.1	0.2
Apr-23	9.3	0.5
May-23	8.3	0.5
Jun-23	6.6	0.2
Jul-23	5.9	0.6
Aug-23	4.8	0.1
Sep-23	4.9	0.7
Oct-23	4.7	0.2
Nov-23	5.5	0.9
Dec-23	5.1	0.5
Jan-24	4.8	0.2
Feb-24	4.8	0.2
Mar-24	5.2	0.5
Apr-24	5.0	0.3
May-24	5.0	0.5
Jun-24	5.3	0.5
Jul-24	5.1	0.4
Aug-24	5.2	0.2
Sep-24	4.3	-0.2
Oct-24	4.3	0.2
Nov-24	2.8	-0.6
Dec-24	2.3	0.0
Jan-25	2.0	-0.1
Feb-25	1.7	-0.1
Mar-25	1.0	-0.3
Apr-25	1.2	0.6
May-25	0.8	0.0
Jun-25	0.4	0.2
Jul-25	0.5	0.5
Aug-25	0.7	0.4
Sep-25	1.5	0.7
Oct-25	1.7	0.4
Nov-25	2.8	0.5
Dec-25	3.0	0.2
Jan-26	3.5	0.4

New dwellings, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)

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Rents

Rental prices rose 3.9% over the 12 months to January 2026, unchanged from the annual growth in December 2025. Rental inflation continues to reflect sustained stability in vacancy rates in most capital cities throughout the year.

Excluding the Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) changes over the last 12 months, rents would have increased 4.1% in the 12 months to January 2026, down from a rise of 4.2% in the 12 months to December 2025.

Rents, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Aug-23	7.8	0.7
Sep-23	7.5	0.2⁽¹⁾
Oct-23	6.6	-0.3⁽²⁾
Nov-23	7.1	0.7
Dec-23	7.4	0.8
Jan-24	7.5	0.7
Feb-24	7.5	0.8
Mar-24	7.7	0.6
Apr-24	7.5	0.5
May-24	7.4	0.8
Jun-24	7.1	0.6
Jul-24	6.9	0.6
Aug-24	6.7	0.6
Sep-24	6.6	0.1⁽³⁾
Oct-24	6.8	-0.2⁽⁴⁾
Nov-24	6.6	0.6
Dec-24	6.2	0.3
Jan-25	5.8	0.4
Feb-25	5.5	0.5
Mar-25	5.2	0.3
Apr-25	4.9	0.3
May-25	4.5	0.4
Jun-25	4.2	0.3
Jul-25	3.9	0.3
Aug-25	3.7	0.3
Sep-25	3.8	0.2
Oct-25	4.2	0.2
Nov-25	4.0	0.4
Dec-25	3.9	0.2
Jan-26	3.9	0.3

(1) CRA change (a) ↵
(2) ↵
(3) CRA change (b) ↵
(4) ↵

Rents, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)

["","Annual (RHS)","Monthly (LHS)"]

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Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) maximum rates increased by 15% on top of the usual biannual CPI indexation from 20 September 2023.
Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) maximum rates increased by 10% on top of the usual biannual CPI indexation from 20 September 2024.

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.4%)

Health group (+3.2%)

Transport group (+1.1%)

Communication group (+1.4%)

Recreation and culture group (+3.7%)

Education group (+5.4%)

Insurance and financial services group (+2.4%)

Analytical series

Analytical series	Dec 25 to Jan 26 (% change)	Jan 25 to Jan 26 (% change)
Trimmed mean	0.3	3.4
Weighted median	0.3	3.6
CPI excluding volatile items*	0.5	4.1
CPI excluding volatile items* and holiday travel	1.1	4.1
Tradables	-1.2	1.9
Non-tradables	1.2	4.9
Goods	1.3	3.8
Services	-0.7	3.9
Discretionary	-0.5	3.5
Non-discretionary	1.0	4.1
All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	0.5	3.8

*Volatile items are Fruit and vegetables and Automotive fuel

Capital cities comparison

All groups CPI

All groups CPI, annual movement (%)
	Percentage change from corresponding month of previous year (%)	Weighted average of eight capital cities percentage change from corresponding month of previous year (%)
Weighted average of eight capital cities		3.8
Sydney	3.9
Melbourne	3.3
Brisbane	4.3
Adelaide	3.5
Perth	4.9
Hobart	3.6
Darwin	3.1
Canberra	3.6

All groups CPI, annual movement (%)

["","Percentage change from corresponding month of previous year","Weighted average of eight capital cities percentage change from corresponding month of previous year"]

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All groups CPI, index numbers and percentage changes
	Index number(a)	Percentage change (%)
	Jan 2026	Dec 2025 to Jan 2026	Jan 2025 to Jan 2026
Sydney	101.61	0.4	3.9
Melbourne	101.45	0.5	3.3
Brisbane	101.08	0.1	4.3
Adelaide	101.27	0.3	3.5
Perth	100.57	0.3	4.9
Hobart	101.28	0.1	3.6
Darwin	100.83	0.1	3.1
Canberra	101.46	0.5	3.6
Weighted average of eight capital cities	101.33	0.4	3.8

Index reference period: September 2025 = 100.0.

Group by capital city, annual percentage change
Group	Sydney	Melbourne	Brisbane	Adelaide	Perth	Hobart	Darwin	Canberra	Weighted average of eight capital cities
All groups	3.9	3.3	4.3	3.5	4.9	3.6	3.1	3.6	3.8
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.4	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.9	3.8	2.7	2.7	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	4.2	4.8	6.0	6.8	5.0	7.3	3.9	4.8	5.0
Clothing & footwear	6.3	4.8	6.6	5.6	5.5	5.4	4.5	2.9	5.6
Housing	7.0	4.4	7.4	5.8	13.5	6.0	5.1	5.7	6.8
Furnishings, household equipment and services	1.4	0.6	2.5	1.9	1.3	1.9	1.2	2.0	1.4
Health	3.4	2.7	3.3	3.5	3.8	2.5	1.3	3.7	3.2
Transport	0.8	1.1	2.5	-0.9	1.1	-1.7	0.8	2.2	1.1
Communication	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.4
Recreation & culture	3.6	3.5	3.8	3.6	4.1	4.1	4.7	3.1	3.7
Education	5.5	5.6	4.8	4.4	5.6	4.5	5.2	6.2	5.4
Insurance & financial services	2.4	3.0	2.6	1.4	0.8	4.3	1.9	2.4	2.4

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Tables 4, 5, 6, 14 and 15 have been updated on 27 February 2026. For more details refer to Post-release changes.

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TABLE 1. CPI: All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change
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TABLE 2. CPI: Group, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities, Index numbers and Percentage change
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TABLE 3. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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TABLE 4. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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TABLE 5. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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TABLE 6. CPI: Analytical Series, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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TABLE 7. CPI: Group, Expenditure Class and Selected Analytical Series Index numbers, Seasonally adjusted, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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TABLE 8. CPI: Expenditure Class, Combined seasonal adjustment factors, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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Capital Cities

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TABLE 9. CPI: Groups, Index Numbers by Capital City
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TABLE 10. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index Numbers by Capital City
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TABLE 11. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Annual percentage change, by Capital City
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TABLE 12. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Monthly percentage change by Capital City
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TABLE 13. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index points contribution, by Capital City
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TABLE 14. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, by Capital City
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TABLE 15. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, by Capital City
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TABLE 16. CPI: Analytical Series, by Capital City
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TABLE 17. CPI: Quarterly All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change
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TABLE 18. CPI: Quarterly Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
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Quarterly CPI - September 2025 conversion factors
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APPENDIX 1a. CPI: Quarterly Analytical Series and Seasonal Adjustment Factors on pre-October 2025 basis
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APPENDIX 2. CPI: Index Points contribution April 2024 to December 2024
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Article archive

Monthly CPI information

CPI feature articles

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Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Price indexes published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provide summary measures of the movements in various categories of prices over time. They are published primarily for use in Government economic analysis. Price indexes are also often used in contracts by businesses and government to adjust payments and/or charges to take account of changes in categories of prices (Indexation Clauses).

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6401.0.

Post-release changes

27 February 2026

Five supporting tables from our analytical series have been updated to correct the weights used to calculate the ‘Contribution to percentage change’ estimates.

None of the headline CPI figures are affected. This includes the headline measure of inflation, trimmed mean, indexes and index movements.

The following tables and graph were updated:

Table 4. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
Table 5. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
Table 6. CPI: Analytical Series, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities
Table 14. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, by Capital City
Table 15. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, by Capital City
The commentary graph titled: CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points)
The commentary table titled: Weighted average of eight capital cities

APA

Consumer Price Index, Australia

APA

Key statistics

Selected tables republished

What's new this month

Postponing the annual CPI weight update

Quarterly data available

Re-referencing the quarterly CPI data

Main features

Overview

Annual inflation increased for the Trimmed mean in January

Annual inflation for Goods and Services similar in January

Annual inflation for Non-tradables higher than Tradables in January

CPI groups

Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.1%)

Alcohol and tobacco group (+5.0%)

Clothing and footwear group (+5.6%)

Housing group (+6.8%)

Electricity

New dwellings

Rents

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.4%)

Health group (+3.2%)

Transport group (+1.1%)

Communication group (+1.4%)

Recreation and culture group (+3.7%)

Education group (+5.4%)

Insurance and financial services group (+2.4%)

Analytical series

Capital cities comparison

All groups CPI

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Australia

TABLE 1. CPI: All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change

TABLE 2. CPI: Group, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities, Index numbers and Percentage change

TABLE 3. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 4. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 5. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 6. CPI: Analytical Series, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 7. CPI: Group, Expenditure Class and Selected Analytical Series Index numbers, Seasonally adjusted, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 8. CPI: Expenditure Class, Combined seasonal adjustment factors, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

Capital Cities

TABLE 9. CPI: Groups, Index Numbers by Capital City

TABLE 10. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index Numbers by Capital City

TABLE 11. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Annual percentage change, by Capital City

TABLE 12. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Monthly percentage change by Capital City

TABLE 13. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index points contribution, by Capital City

TABLE 14. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, by Capital City

TABLE 15. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, by Capital City

TABLE 16. CPI: Analytical Series, by Capital City

Quarterly

TABLE 17. CPI: Quarterly All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change

TABLE 18. CPI: Quarterly Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

Quarterly CPI - September 2025 conversion factors

Appendices

APPENDIX 1a. CPI: Quarterly Analytical Series and Seasonal Adjustment Factors on pre-October 2025 basis

APPENDIX 2. CPI: Index Points contribution April 2024 to December 2024

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Article archive

Monthly CPI information

CPI feature articles

CPI enhancements

CPI weight updates

CPI 2017 review

Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Frequently asked questions

Previous catalogue number

Post-release changes

Methodology

Scope

Geography

Source

Collection method

Concepts, sources and methods

History of changes

Media releases

Background CPI tables to be republished

CPI rose 3.8% in the year to January 2026