Consumer Price Index, Australia

Latest release

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures household inflation and includes statistics about price change for categories of household expenditure.

Reference period

November 2025

Released

7/01/2026

Release date and time

07/01/2026 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% in the 12 months to November 2025, down from a 3.8% rise in the 12 months to October 2025.
The largest contributors to annual inflation over the past 12 months were Housing (+5.2%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), and Transport (+2.7%).
In the month of November, the CPI was flat (0.0%) in original terms and rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted terms.
Trimmed mean inflation was 3.2% in the 12 months to November 2025, down from 3.3% in the 12 months to October 2025.

What's new this month

Complete monthly measure of the CPI

Australia’s primary measure of headline inflation has transitioned from the quarterly CPI to a complete monthly measure of the CPI. Further details on the monthly CPI are available in the following links:

Media statement: Australia’s first complete Monthly CPI

Introducing the new monthly CPI time series

Introducing the new monthly CPI time series - extended analysis and Trimmed mean

Quarterly data

The latest quarterly CPI publication for the September 2025 quarter can be found here.

The ABS will continue to produce quarterly CPI data (calculated as the average of the three relevant Monthly CPIs) to support those needing quarterly CPI figures for indexation, contract or other purposes. December quarter 2025 CPI data will be published on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. Following that publication, quarterly tables will be included in every monthly publication going forward. Data for the most recent quarter will be added to the quarterly tables in every third monthly publication (i.e. March, June, September and December).

Re-referencing the quarterly CPI data

The previously published quarterly index will be re-referenced and aligned to the new monthly series. September 2025 will serve as the link period where the index will equal 100.00. This process will create a continuous historical time series for the quarterly CPI. While the levels of the quarterly CPI index will change due to re-referencing, the percentage movements of the index will not be revised. The re-referenced quarterly indexes will be published for the first time in the December 2025 CPI release on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.

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

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		Oct 25 to Nov 25 (% change)	Nov 24 to Nov 25 (% change)	Oct 25 to Nov 25 (% change)	Nov 24 to Nov 25 (% change)
All groups CPI		0.0	3.4	0.2	3.5
	Food and non-alcoholic beverages	0.4	3.3	0.3	3.3
	Alcohol and tobacco	0.1	4.3	0.6	4.2
	Clothing and footwear	-3.1	5.1	0.0	4.6
	Housing	1.1	5.2	0.9	5.2
	Furnishings, household equipment and services	-0.9	1.3	-0.4	1.4
	Health	-0.5	3.6	-0.2	3.6
	Transport	0.3	2.7	0.3	2.7
	Communication	0.4	1.3	0.6	1.3
	Recreation and culture	-1.1	2.0	-0.7	2.3
	Education	0.0	5.4	0.4	5.4
	Insurance and financial services	0.1	2.5	0.3	2.5
CPI analytical series
	All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted			0.2	3.5
	Trimmed mean			0.3	3.2
	Weighted median			0.3	3.4

All groups CPI and Groups, Australia, annual movement (%)
	Jun-25 (%)	Jul-25 (%)	Aug-25 (%)	Sep-25 (%)	Oct-25 (%)	Nov-25 (%)
All Group CPI	1.9	3.0	3.2	3.6	3.8	3.4
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.5	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.3
Alcohol & tobacco	5.6	6.4	6.0	5.5	4.4	4.3
Clothing & footwear	2.9	2.3	4.3	3.8	5.4	5.1
Housing	1.5	3.7	4.5	5.7	5.9	5.2
Furnishings, household equipment & services	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	2.1	1.3
Health	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.0	3.6
Transport	-2.1	-0.4	0.9	2.3	2.7	2.7
Communications	0.8	0.6	1.8	1.6	0.8	1.3
Recreation & culture	-0.9	2.5	1.4	1.8	3.2	2.0
Education	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Insurance & financial services	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.5

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 (Percentage points)
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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

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 Group to the All groups CPI annual movement. The contribution is a combination of the Group’s weight and annual movement. The sum of all the Group contributions equal the CPI annual movement.

Weighted average of eight capital cities	Weight (%)	November 2025 annual movement (% Change)	November 2025 contribution to total CPI (percentage points)
All groups CPI	100	3.4	3.4
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	17.4	3.3	0.5754
Alcohol and tobacco	6.5	4.3	0.2787
Clothing and footwear	3.2	5.1	0.1634
Housing	21.4	5.2	1.1200
Furnishings, household equipment and services	7.9	1.3	0.0998
Health	6.7	3.6	0.2459
Transport	11.5	2.7	0.3006
Communication	2.1	1.3	0.0282
Recreation and culture	13.1	2.0	0.2399
Education	4.7	5.4	0.2522
Insurance and financial services	5.6	2.5	0.1417

Overview

Annual inflation eased for both the CPI and Trimmed mean in November

CPI annual inflation was 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to October 2025.

Trimmed mean inflation was 3.2 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, down from 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to October 2025.

All groups CPI and Trimmed mean, Australia, annual movement (%)
	All groups CPI (%)	Trimmed mean (%)
Mar-20	2.2	1.7


Jun-20	-0.3	1.2


Sep-20	0.7	1.2


Dec-20	0.9	1.2


Mar-21	1.1	1.1


Jun-21	3.8	1.6


Sep-21	3.0	2.1


Dec-21	3.5	2.6


Mar-22	5.1	3.8


Jun-22	6.1	4.9


Sep-22	7.3	6.1


Dec-22	7.8	6.8


Mar-23	7.0	6.5


Jun-23	6.0	5.8


Sep-23	5.4	5.1


Dec-23	4.1	4.2


Mar-24	3.6	4.0


Jun-24	3.8	4.0


Sep-24	2.8	3.6


Dec-24	2.4	3.3


Mar-25	2.4	2.9
Apr-25	2.4	3.1
May-25	2.1	3.0
Jun-25	1.9	2.8
Jul-25	3.0	3.0
Aug-25	3.2	3.0
Sep-25	3.6	3.2
Oct-25	3.8	3.3
Nov-25	3.4	3.2

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 eased for both Goods and Services in November

Annual Goods inflation was 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to November, down from 3.8 per cent to October. The main reason for lower annual Goods inflation in November was Electricity, which rose 19.7 per cent in the 12 months to November, compared to 37.1 per cent to October.

Annual Services inflation was 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to November, down from 3.9 per cent to October. Annual Services inflation eased due to Domestic Holiday travel, following high demand in October from school holidays in all states and territories and major sporting events. The main contributors to annual Services inflation to November were Rents (+4.0 per cent) and Medical and hospital services (+4.6 per cent).

CPI Goods and Services components, annual movement (%)
	Goods (%) (%)	Services (%) (%)
Mar-20	2.7	1.8


Jun-20	1.3	-2.2


Sep-20	1.8	-0.6⁽¹⁾


Dec-20	1.1	0.8


Mar-21	1.1	1.1


Jun-21	2.8	5.1


Sep-21	2.8	3.5⁽²⁾


Dec-21	4.3	2.3


Mar-22	6.6	3.0


Jun-22	8.4	3.3


Sep-22	9.6	4.1


Dec-22	9.5	5.5


Mar-23	7.6	6.1


Jun-23	5.8	6.3


Sep-23	4.9	5.8


Dec-23	3.8	4.6


Mar-24	3.1	4.3


Jun-24	3.2	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

(1) Free child care ↵
(2) End of free child care ↵
(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

Electricity

Electricity costs rose 19.7 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025. The annual rise in electricity costs is primarily related to the Queensland State Government electricity rebate being used up by households. This is down from a 37.1 per cent rise to October 2025, reflecting that more households received catch-up payments of the Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebate in 2024 compared to 2025.

In November last year, the $1,000 State Government electricity rebate was in place for Queensland households, and over the year those rebates have been used up leading to higher electricity costs.

Excluding the impact of the Commonwealth and State Government electricity rebates over the last year, electricity prices rose 4.6 per cent to November compared to a 5.0 per cent rise in the 12 months to October. This increase in electricity prices for the year reflects annual price reviews by energy retailers in July 2025.

In monthly terms, electricity costs rose 6.8 per cent in November 2025. The rise this month was driven by NSW and ACT, as households in these States received a single payment of the extended EBRF rebate this month after receiving a catch-up payment in October in lieu of not receiving a payment in July.

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

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

Electricity Index, Australia

["","Excluding Government Electricity Rebates","Including Government Electricity Rebates"]

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June 2023, index = 100

a. Introduction of the 2023-24 Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebates

b. 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

c. Introduction of the first instalment of the 2024-25 EBRF rebates for all households in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS, NT and ACT

d. Introduction of the first instalment of the EBRF 2025 extension rebates for all households in VIC, QLD, SA, TAS and NT

e. Introduction of the first instalment of the EBRF 2025 extension rebates for all households in NSW and ACT

f. 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 will receive their extension payment in January 2026.

Rents

Rents rose 4.0 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, down from 4.2 per cent to October 2025. Annual inflation for Rents has eased over the past 12 months due to stable vacancy rates in most capital cities.

Excluding the various Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) changes over the last 12 months, rents would have increased 4.3 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, down from a rise of 4.5 per cent in the 12 months to October 2025.

Rents, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Aug-23	7.8	0.7
Sep-23	7.5	0.2
Oct-23	6.6	-0.3⁽¹⁾
Nov-23	7.1	0.7⁽²⁾
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
Oct-24	6.8	-0.2⁽³⁾
Nov-24	6.6	0.6⁽⁴⁾
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

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

Rents, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)

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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.

New dwellings

New dwelling prices rose 2.8 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, up from a 1.7 per cent rise to October 2025.

In monthly terms, new dwellings rose 0.5 per cent following a similar (+0.4 per cent) rise in October 2025. Project home builders in some cities have raised base prices in response to increased demand and to pass through higher costs.

New dwellings, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Nov-21	6.9	2.2
Dec-21	9.6	2.5
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

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

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Food and non-alcoholic beverages

Annual inflation for Food and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, up from 3.2 per cent to October 2025.

Meals out and takeaway food prices rose 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, with elevated costs for wages and ingredients driving the rise.

Prices for Meat and seafood rose 3.9 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025. The annual rise was driven by Beef and veal (+11.4 per cent) and Lamb and goat (+12.3 per cent) due to continued strong overseas demand for Australian red meat.

Food products n.e.c. prices rose 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025. The annual rise was driven by Snacks and confectionery (+7.1 per cent) due to ongoing cocoa shortages.

Non-alcoholic beverages prices increased 4.7 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025. The annual rise was driven by Coffee, tea and cocoa (+15.3 per cent), due to lower supply of coffee beans from major overseas suppliers.

Fruit and vegetable prices increased 2.7 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, up from a 1.8 per cent increase to October 2025. In monthly terms, Fruit prices rose 0.9 per cent in November with higher prices for apples and citrus fruits.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual movement (%)
	September (%)	October (%)	November (%)
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	3.2	3.2	3.3
Bread and cereal products	1.9	0.7	1.2
Meat and seafoods	3.4	3.8	3.9
Dairy and related products	2.6	3.0	3.2
Fruit and vegetables	0.7	1.8	2.7
Food products n.e.c.	4.3	3.8	3.6
Non-alcoholic beverages	5.4	4.8	4.7
Meals out & take away foods	3.6	3.6	3.5

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

["","September","October","November"]

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Transport

Annual inflation for Transport was 2.7 per cent to November, unchanged from the annual inflation to October. Automotive fuel prices rose 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to November up from a 1.9 per cent increase to October.

In monthly terms, Automotive fuel prices rose 2.5 per cent in November, the strongest monthly rise since June 2025 (+3.6 per cent). Average unleaded fuel prices were 4.8 cents per litre higher compared to October 2025.

Maintenance and repair of vehicles rose 5.1 per cent in the 12 months to November 2025, reflecting elevated levels of wages and operating costs.

Main contributors to change

CPI groups

All groups CPI and Groups, monthly and annual movements (%)
	Monthly movement	Annual movement
All groups CPI	0.0	3.4
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	0.4	3.3
Alcohol & tobacco	0.1	4.3
Clothing & footwear	-3.1	5.1
Housing	1.1	5.2
Furnishings, household equipment & services	-0.9	1.3
Health	-0.5	3.6
Transport	0.3	2.7
Communications	0.4	1.3
Recreation & culture	-1.1	2.0
Education	0.0	5.4
Insurance & financial services	0.1	2.5

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

["","Monthly movement","Annual movement"]

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Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.3%)

Alcohol and tobacco group (+4.3%)

Clothing and footwear group (+5.1%)

Housing group (+5.2%)

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.3%)

Health group (+3.6%)

Transport group (+2.7%)

Communication group (+1.3%)

Recreation and culture group (+2.0%)

Education group (+5.4%)

Insurance and financial services group (+2.5%)

Analytical series

Analytical series	Oct 25 to Nov 25 (% change)	Nov 24 to Nov 25 (% change)
Trimmed mean	0.3	3.2
Weighted median	0.3	3.4
CPI excluding volatile items*	-0.1	3.5
CPI excluding volatile items* and holiday travel	0.1	3.6
Tradables	-0.3	1.8
Non-tradables	0.2	4.3
Goods	0.2	3.3
Services	-0.2	3.6
Discretionary	-0.8	2.5
Non-discretionary	0.6	4.1
All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	0.2	3.5

*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		3.4
Sydney	3.4
Melbourne	3.0
Brisbane	5.1
Adelaide	3.3
Perth	2.8
Hobart	3.6
Darwin	3.2
Canberra	3.3

All groups CPI, annual movement (%)

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All groups CPI, index numbers and percentage changes
	Index number(a)	Percentage change (%)
	Nov 2025	Oct 2025 to Nov 2025	Nov 2024 to Nov 2025
Sydney	100.06	0.2	3.4
Melbourne	100.07	0.1	3.0
Brisbane	99.96	-0.3	5.1
Adelaide	100.17	0.1	3.3
Perth	99.56	-0.3	2.8
Hobart	100.32	-0.1	3.6
Darwin	100.11	-0.1	3.2
Canberra	100.26	0.3	3.3
Weighted average of eight capital cities	100.01	0.0	3.4

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	3.4	3.0	5.1	3.3	2.8	3.6	3.2	3.3	3.4
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.1	3.0	4.4	3.2	3.1	3.3
Alcohol & tobacco	3.5	3.9	5.8	5.6	3.8	7.5	4.4	4.1	4.3
Clothing & footwear	5.0	5.0	5.5	4.2	5.9	5.4	5.9	4.7	5.1
Housing	5.5	3.8	12.2	4.3	0.9	4.0	3.1	3.7	5.2
Furnishings, household equipment and services	1.3	0.5	2.0	1.5	1.7	0.9	2.0	1.9	1.3
Health	4.0	3.1	3.4	3.7	4.1	2.4	3.4	3.2	3.6
Transport	2.2	2.1	3.8	2.4	3.6	2.7	4.3	4.7	2.7
Communication	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3
Recreation & culture	1.7	1.2	1.8	2.5	4.0	2.8	2.3	2.0	2.0
Education	5.6	5.5	4.8	4.4	5.6	4.5	5.2	6.1	5.4
Insurance & financial services	2.5	3.2	2.7	2.0	0.9	3.6	1.4	2.3	2.5

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

Quarterly data will be included in the December 2025 publication, scheduled for release on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.

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

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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.

Methodology

Scope

The CPI is a general measure of price change for goods and services purchased by Australian households.

Geography

Monthly data is published at the national level, derived as a weighted average of the eight capital cities.

Source

Prices are collected for a range of goods and services (the CPI basket) from a variety of retailers across the eight capital cities.

Collection method

Prices are collected monthly using:

web-scraping
online and telephone collections from retailers
administrative data, including supermarket scanner data.

Concepts, sources and methods

Information about the data sources and methods used to compile the CPI is contained in the Consumer Price Index: Concepts, Sources and Methods.

History of changes

First complete Monthly CPI publication, October 2025
Annual update of CPI weights January 2025

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What's new this month

Complete monthly measure of the CPI

Quarterly data

Re-referencing the quarterly CPI data

Main features

Overview

Annual inflation eased for both the CPI and Trimmed mean in November

Annual inflation eased for both Goods and Services in November

Electricity

Rents

New dwellings

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

Transport

Main contributors to change

CPI groups

Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.3%)

Alcohol and tobacco group (+4.3%)

Clothing and footwear group (+5.1%)

Housing group (+5.2%)

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.3%)

Health group (+3.6%)

Transport group (+2.7%)

Communication group (+1.3%)

Recreation and culture group (+2.0%)

Education group (+5.4%)

Insurance and financial services group (+2.5%)

Analytical series

Capital cities comparison

All groups CPI

Data downloads

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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

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

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

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Geography

Source

Collection method

Concepts, sources and methods

History of changes

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