Producer Price Indexes, Australia, March 2026

What are the Producer Price Indexes?

The Producer Price Indexes (PPIs) measure changes in the price of goods and services from the perspective of producers, either as they leave the place of production or as they enter the production process. Other measures, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), measure price change from the consumers' perspective. When measuring prices from the seller’s perspective, factors such as distribution costs, taxes and the impact of government subsidies are generally excluded. There are key distinctions between the PPI's within this publication. The Final Demand Index is compiled on a net basis, meaning it excludes transactions occuring within or between industries to avoid double counting. In contrast, industry-specific PPIs, such as Mining, Manufacturing, Construction, and Services are compiled on a gross basis, which includes all transactions within an industry and between industries. More information can be found in the Producer Price Indexes methodology.

Final Demand Index

Final Demand measures the price change of products (goods and services) at the final stage of the production cycle, meaning they are consumed with no further processing. The index covers both domestically produced and imported products ready to be sold for immediate domestic consumption or capital formation. Unlike industry PPIs (see below), the Final Demand Index excludes transactions occuring within or between industries. For example, sugar cane is a preliminary product and used as an input into the production of raw sugar. In turn, raw sugar is an intermediate product which is then used to produce the final product, refined sugar. Final Demand captures final products destined for final consumption, with no further processing. More information can be found in the Producer Price Indexes methodology.

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Description

This image illustrates two examples for the three stages: preliminary products, intermediate products, and final products:

1. Sugar cane is a preliminary product and used as an input into the production of raw sugar. In turn raw sugar is an intermediate product which is then used to produce the final product, refined sugar.

2. Wheat is a preliminary product and used as an input into the production of flour. In turn flour is an intermediate product which is then used to produce the final product, bread.

Industry Indexes

The Industry indexes are indexes that measure the price change of products (goods and services) as they leave the place of production or as they enter the production process. These include Mining, Manufacturing, Construction, and Services indexes, and are compiled on a gross industry basis. This means that the scope of the indexes includes all transactions occurring within an industry, and between that industry and other industries. The Industry indexes also include input indexes, as opposed to the Final Demand Index, which is soley an output index. For more information on the Industry indexes refer to the Producer Price Indexes, methodology.

Final Demand

Final demand increased by 0.4% this quarter, and by 3.0% over the year to March quarter 2026. This is the weakest quarterly growth since March 2021 (+0.4%).

Growth was primarily driven by the Construction and Services industries, due to ongoing demand for residential property. Although a main driver this quarter, prices growth within most Services industries was lower compared to the same quarter last year.

Appreciation of the Australian dollar also moderated price pressures across several industries, most notably Manufacturing.

Final demand, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-21	112.8	0.4	0.2
Jun-21	113.6	0.7	2.2
Sep-21	114.9	1.1	2.9
Dec-21	116.4	1.3	3.7
Mar-22	118.3	1.6	4.9
Jun-22	120.0	1.4	5.6
Sep-22	122.3	1.9	6.4
Dec-22	123.2	0.7	5.8
Mar-23	124.1	0.7	4.9
Jun-23	124.7	0.5	3.9
Sep-23	127.0	1.8	3.8
Dec-23	128.2	0.9	4.1
Mar-24	129.4	0.9	4.3
Jun-24	130.7	1.0	4.8
Sep-24	132.0	1.0	3.9
Dec-24	133.0	0.8	3.7
Mar-25	134.2	0.9	3.7
Jun-25	135.2	0.7	3.4
Sep-25	136.6	1.0	3.5
Dec-25	137.7	0.8	3.5
Mar-26	138.2	0.4	3.0

Final demand, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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Notable contributors to quarterly growth in Final demand were:

Property operators (+1.0%), due to high demand and rising rents for residential properties. While high rents have led to ongoing strength in this industry, the quarterly index increases have been stable over the last year.
Petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing (+10.1%), due to increased oil prices driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the latter part of March quarter 2026.
Tertiary education services (+2.2%), due to fees being adjusted on an annual basis with rises typically seen in the March quarter.

Offsetting some of the rise was a fall in Air and space transport (-4.0%), attributed to a seasonal drop in air passenger travel following the peak holiday period.

Construction

Input to the House construction industry

Input to House construction prices rose 0.6%

Prices for input materials used in House construction rose this quarter driven by increases in raw materials costs, particularly for manufactured construction products. Prices for Other metal products experienced the largest rise, primarily due to material cost increases for copper and aluminium. The higher copper price also drove an increase in Electrical equipment, most notably electric cable and conduit. Concrete, cement and sand increased due to a variety of elevated input costs including raw materials, labour, energy, freight, maintenance, and environmental compliance expenses.

Offsetting the price rises were falls in Timber, board and joinery, Steel products and Other materials. Timber, board and joinery decreased due to lower demand and price moderation following rises in previous quarters.

Over the past twelve months, Input prices to House construction rose 2.5%. 

Input to House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-21	121.8	1.1	2.5
Jun-21	125.0	2.6	4.0
Sep-21	130.0	4.0	8.0
Dec-21	134.9	3.8	12.0
Mar-22	140.5	4.2	15.4
Jun-22	146.6	4.3	17.3
Sep-22	150.8	2.9	16.0
Dec-22	154.1	2.2	14.2
Mar-23	156.5	1.6	11.4
Jun-23	157.4	0.6	7.4
Sep-23	157.4	0.0	4.4
Dec-23	157.8	0.3	2.4
Mar-24	158.5	0.4	1.3
Jun-24	159.2	0.4	1.1
Sep-24	159.6	0.3	1.4
Dec-24	160.4	0.5	1.6
Mar-25	160.3	-0.1	1.1
Jun-25	161.7	0.9	1.6
Sep-25	163.0	0.8	2.1
Dec-25	163.3	0.2	1.8
Mar-26	164.3	0.6	2.5

Input to House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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In building materials, the main contributors to the quarterly rise were:

Other metal products (+1.5%), driven by copper pipes & fittings (+14.5%) due to higher copper prices.
Electrical equipment (+5.0%), driven by electric cable & conduit (+9.2%) due to higher copper prices.
Concrete, cement and sand (+1.7%), driven by ready mixed concrete (+1.7%) due to increase in production costs.

Partially offsetting the rise were price falls in:

Timber, board and joinery (-0.2%), driven by timber windows (-1.3%) due to lower demand.

Input to House construction prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Other metal products	1.5	3.4
Electrical equipment	5.0	6.3
Concrete, cement and sand	1.7	2.8
Timber, board and joinery	-0.2	2.8

Input to House construction prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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a. Main contributors are ordered by quarterly contribution to index movement

Capital city price movements (Territory prices are not sampled):

Sydney (+0.4%), driven by electric cable & conduit (+5.9%).
Melbourne (+0.2%), driven by electric cable & conduit (+8.5%).
Brisbane (+1.3%), driven by electric cable & conduit (+14.1%).
Adelaide (+1.5%), driven by cupboards & built in furniture (+9.1%).
Perth (+0.8%), driven by electric cable & conduit (+9.5%).
Hobart (+2.3%), driven by aluminium windows & doors (+10.5%).

Input to House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by city
City	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	0.6	2.5
SYD	0.4	2.6
MEL	0.2	2.6
BRI	1.3	3.0
ADE	1.5	3.7
PER	0.8	1.2
HOB	2.3	1.8

Input to House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by city

["City","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Output of the Construction industry

Building construction prices rose 1.0%

Growth in Building construction output prices this quarter was driven by continued demand and ongoing labour cost increases. House construction and Other residential construction prices rose as demand for housing continues and supply remains constrained. House construction prices have experienced three consecutive quarters with growth of 1% or higher. Ongoing activity in public sector non-residential infrastructure projects continued to drive competition for limited resources such as labour and concrete, with higher copper prices impacting electricals.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not affected prices in the Construction industry this quarter. This is due to the timing of pricing collections occurring prior to the beginning of the conflict on 28 February 2026.

The quarterly price movements by class were:

House construction (+1.1%).
Other residential building construction (+1.1%).
Non-residential building construction (+1.0%).

Over the past twelve months, Building construction prices rose 4.2%

Output of Building construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2021	117.8	0.8	1.6
Jun 2021	120.0	1.9	3.3
Sep 2021	122.5	2.1	5.4
Dec 2021	126.0	2.9	7.8
Mar 2022	129.7	2.9	10.1
Jun 2022	134.6	3.8	12.2
Sep 2022	138.2	2.7	12.8
Dec 2022	140.4	1.6	11.4
Mar 2023	141.9	1.1	9.4
Jun 2023	143.3	1.0	6.5
Sep 2023	145.2	1.3	5.1
Dec 2023	148.0	1.9	5.4
Mar 2024	150.3	1.6	5.9
Jun 2024	152.3	1.3	6.3
Sep 2024	153.7	0.9	5.9
Dec 2024	154.3	0.4	4.3
Mar 2025	154.6	0.2	2.9
Jun 2025	155.7	0.7	2.2
Sep 2025	157.7	1.3	2.6
Dec 2025	159.5	1.1	3.4
Mar 2026	161.1	1.0	4.2

Output of Building construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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House construction prices rose 1.1%

House construction prices rose 1.1%. Sustained demand drove higher base prices across most states, with Tasmania experiencing the largest rise in the quarter of 2.9%, followed by Western Australia rising 2.3%. While demand was the main driver of the quarterly price rise, builders across Australia are reporting continued pricing pressure in securing bricklayers, carpenters and concreters, while many also reported shortages in bricks, pavers and sand.

Over the past twelve months, House construction prices have risen 4.1%.

Output of House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	1.1	4.1
NSW	0.4	3.4
VIC	1.0	3.7
QLD	1.5	3.9
SA	0.3	4.1
WA	2.3	6.3
TAS	2.9	8.8
NT	0.0	2.8
ACT	0.1	3.5

Output of House construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Other residential building construction prices rose 1.1%

Growth in Other residential construction prices was primarily driven by Victoria and New South Wales. Demand, as well as ongoing skilled labour shortages and high rates of insolvency are continuing to put pressure on wages and contractor margins. Prices for steel and timber have stabilised; however, energy-intensive materials such as concrete and bricks have seen price increases due to elevated energy costs. Electrical equipment continues to rise strongly due to copper price increases.

Over the past twelve months, Other residential building construction prices rose 4.2%.

Output of Other residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	1.1	4.2
NSW	0.8	3.3
VIC	1.5	4.1
QLD	0.8	7.2
SA	1.0	3.9
WA	1.0	5.3
TAS	0.0	1.2
NT	1.3	6.7
ACT	0.3	0.6

Output of Other residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Non-residential building construction prices rose 1.0%

Non-residential construction prices were driven by rises in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Labour shortages across the industry continue to influence price rises due to ongoing demand driven by public infrastructure and defence projects, as well as heightened insolvencies in the industry. Labour shortages and insolvencies are also extending the lifetime of projects, driving up uncertainty and costs. Pricing pressure continues for energy intensive materials such as concrete, as well as aluminium and copper.

Over the past twelve months, Non-residential building construction prices rose 4.3%.

Output of Non-residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	1.0	4.3
NSW	0.7	3.2
VIC	1.3	4.5
QLD	1.1	7.1
SA	0.9	3.7
WA	1.3	4.2
TAS	0.1	1.0
NT	1.2	6.9
ACT	0.6	1.0

Output of Non-residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 0.1%

The main contributors to the movement were:

Road and bridge construction (+0.7%), due to rising concrete prices driven by higher input costs including labour, energy, materials, and freight.
Other heavy and civil engineering construction (-0.1%), due to moderating wage pressure, and price falls for steel related products.

Over the past twelve months, Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 1.7%.

Output of Heavy and civil engineering construction prices, quarterly percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	Other heavy & civil	Road and bridge
Mar 2021	117.9	0.4	-0.2
Jun 2021	119.9	1.7	1.7
Sep 2021	122.5	2.3	1.4
Dec 2021	124.2	1.4	1.3
Mar 2022	127.1	2.3	2.7
Jun 2022	130.7	2.7	3.0
Sep 2022	134.2	2.7	2.7
Dec 2022	136.1	1.3	2.1
Mar 2023	136.5	0.1	0.9
Jun 2023	137.7	1.0	0.4
Sep 2023	138.9	0.8	1.4
Dec 2023	139.7	0.5	0.9
Mar 2024	141.6	1.3	1.5
Jun 2024	142.4	0.6	0.2
Sep 2024	143.0	0.4	0.8
Dec 2024	143.5	0.1	0.8
Mar 2025	143.9	0.3	0.4
Jun 2025	145.1	0.8	0.8
Sep 2025	145.6	0.4	0.1
Dec 2025	146.1	0.3	0.3
Mar 2026	146.3	-0.1	0.7

Output of Heavy and civil engineering construction prices, quarterly percentage change and index

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Mining

Input to the Coal mining industry

Input to Coal mining prices rose 1.5%

The main contributors to the rise were:

Petroleum and coal product manufacturing due to an increase in diesel prices driven by reduced global supply because of the conflict in the Middle East.
Rail transport due to rail line closures for maintenance.

Partially offsetting the rise were price falls in:

Electricity supply due to lower demand over the quarter.

Over the past twelve months, Input to Coal mining prices rose 1.5%.

Input to Coal mining industry prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2021	107.6	0.6	-1.9
Jun 2021	109.2	1.5	2.7
Sep 2021	111.9	2.5	4.3
Dec 2021	115.4	3.1	7.9
Mar 2022	117.4	1.7	9.1
Jun 2022	121.9	3.8	11.6
Sep 2022	125.1	2.6	11.8
Dec 2022	127.1	1.6	10.1
Mar 2023	126.8	-0.2	8.0
Jun 2023	127.3	0.4	4.4
Sep 2023	131.0	2.9	4.7
Dec 2023	133.8	2.1	5.3
Mar 2024	132.4	-1.0	4.4
Jun 2024	133.3	0.7	4.7
Sep 2024	134.1	0.6	2.4
Dec 2024	132.1	-1.5	-1.3
Mar 2025	135.6	2.6	2.4
Jun 2025	133.7	-1.4	0.3
Sep 2025	135.9	1.6	1.3
Dec 2025	135.6	-0.2	2.6
Mar 2026	137.6	1.5	1.5

Input to Coal mining industry prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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Output of the Mining industry

Output of Gas extraction, domestic prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-21	144.1	4.6	-6.9
Jun-21	151.1	4.9	3.1
Sep-21	165.5	9.5	25.2
Dec-21	173.8	5.0	26.1
Mar-22	190.0	9.3	31.9
Jun-22	215.5	13.4	42.6
Sep-22	262.3	21.7	58.5
Dec-22	215.9	-17.7	24.2
Mar-23	219.3	1.6	15.4
Jun-23	228.4	4.1	6.0
Sep-23	237.5	4.0	-9.5
Dec-23	234.5	-1.3	8.6
Mar-24	235.6	0.5	7.4
Jun-24	241.4	2.5	5.7
Sep-24	245.7	1.8	3.5
Dec-24	240.3	-2.2	2.5
Mar-25	247.8	3.1	5.2
Jun-25	244.6	-1.3	1.3
Sep-25	243.7	-0.4	-0.8
Dec-25	238.7	-2.1	-0.7
Mar-26	249.9	4.7	0.8

Output of Gas extraction, domestic prices, quarterly percentage change, by market (a)
Quarter	East coast (% change)	West coast (% change)
Mar-21	5.4	0.3
Jun-21	5.5	0.8
Sep-21	10.4	4.7
Dec-21	6.3	-3.0
Mar-22	11.6	0.4
Jun-22	15.9	2.9
Sep-22	25.8	2.4
Dec-22	-21.7	5.6
Mar-23	3.9	-8.4
Jun-23	4.8	1.3
Sep-23	4.6	0.8
Dec-23	-3.3	9.5
Mar-24	0.1	2.0
Jun-24	3.0	0.0
Sep-24	2.0	1.0
Dec-24	-2.8	0.6
Mar-25	3.6	1.1
Jun-25	-1.3	-1.4
Sep-25	0.0	-2.0
Dec-25	-2.5	-0.1
Mar-26	5.7	-0.1

Manufacturing

Input to the Manufacturing industry

Input to Manufacturing prices rose 3.9%

The overall increase was largely due to rising global commodity prices amid supply disruptions and strong demand. Strength in the Australian dollar helped to temper domestic price rises by partially offsetting global price movements and reducing the cost of imported goods.

Over the past twelve months, Input to Manufacturing prices rose 11.6%.

Input to Manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2021	117.6	2.2	1.8
Jun 2021	122.0	3.7	6.6
Sep 2021	127.6	4.6	11.2
Dec 2021	131.2	2.8	14.0
Mar 2022	139.3	6.2	18.5
Jun 2022	143.6	3.1	17.7
Sep 2022	145.8	1.5	14.3
Dec 2022	145.4	-0.3	10.8
Mar 2023	144.9	-0.3	4.0
Jun 2023	144.6	-0.2	0.7
Sep 2023	142.1	-1.7	-2.5
Dec 2023	142.5	0.3	-2.0
Mar 2024	143.6	0.8	-0.9
Jun 2024	146.8	2.2	1.5
Sep 2024	147.5	0.5	3.8
Dec 2024	149.6	1.4	5.0
Mar 2025	155.4	3.9	8.2
Jun 2025	158.0	1.7	7.6
Sep 2025	159.1	0.7	7.9
Dec 2025	166.9	4.9	11.6
Mar 2026	173.4	3.9	11.6

Input to Manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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The main contributors to the input price rise to the manufacturing industries were:

Metal ore mining (+11.2%), driven by sustained gold demand amid global economic uncertainty, with supporting rises from other metal ores including silver, lead and zinc.
Agriculture to manufacturing (+2.5%), due to strong growth in cattle prices, underpinned by solid domestic processing activity and continued strength in export markets.
Oil and gas extraction to manufacturing (+3.9%), due to reduced oil supply amid the conflict in the Middle East, driving increased input costs for Australian manufacturers, particularly petroleum refiners and other energy‑intensive industries.

There were no significant negative contributors offsetting price rises this quarter.

Input to Manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Metal ore mining	11.2	46.5
Agriculture to Manufacturing	2.5	13.1
Oil & gas extraction	3.9	-5.6

Input to Manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Metal ore mining","Agriculture to Manufacturing","Oil & gas extraction"],[[11.2],[2.5],[3.9]],[[46.5],[13.1],[-5.6]]]

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Output of the Manufacturing industry

Output of Manufacturing prices rose 2.1%

Rises were largely driven by price growth for primary metals, particularly gold, as investment demand remained strong amid ongoing global geopolitical and economic uncertainty. In addition, supply constraints for crude oil due to conflict in the Middle East led to increased prices of refined fuels during the later part of the March quarter. While there were no major components that had negative contributions this quarter, significant appreciation of the Australian dollar offset some of the price rises for exports and products related to international commodity prices.

Over the past twelve months, Output of Manufacturing prices rose 6.6%.

Output of Manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-21	118.2	1.0	0.0
Jun-21	121.0	2.4	3.5
Sep-21	125.7	3.9	7.8
Dec-21	130.7	4.0	11.7
Mar-22	136.0	4.1	15.1
Jun-22	142.9	5.1	18.1
Sep-22	143.5	0.4	14.2
Dec-22	144.9	1.0	10.9
Mar-23	144.1	-0.6	6.0
Jun-23	145.0	0.6	1.5
Sep-23	146.2	0.8	1.9
Dec-23	146.7	0.3	1.2
Mar-24	147.1	0.3	2.1
Jun-24	149.9	1.9	3.4
Sep-24	150.7	0.5	3.1
Dec-24	154.2	2.3	5.1
Mar-25	158.0	2.5	7.4
Jun-25	158.7	0.4	5.9
Sep-25	160.1	0.9	6.2
Dec-25	165.1	3.1	7.1
Mar-26	168.5	2.1	6.6

Output of Manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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The main contributors to output price rises were:

Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing (+8.1%), driven by strong gold prices due to sustained high demand, despite significant AUD appreciation softening rises.
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (+7.7%), driven by global supply constraints for refined fuels in the later part of the quarter due to conflict in the Middle East.
Meat and meat product manufacturing (1.6%), driven by increased consumer demand for poultry in addition to sustained export demand for Australian beef.

There were no significant negative contributions offsetting price rises this quarter.

Output of Manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing	8.1	28.8
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing	7.7	2.9
Meat and meat product manufacturing	1.6	10.5

 Output of Manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing","Petroleum and coal product manufacturing","Meat and meat product manufacturing"],[[8.1],[7.7],[1.6]],[[28.8],[2.9],[10.5]]]

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Main contributors are ordered by quarterly contribution to the index movement.

Services

Output of the Services industries

Commencing March quarter 2026, the geometric mean has been used to calculate aggregate average prices in Accommodation services.

This method replaces the arithmetic mean resulting in more representative price movements in the Accommodation index and enhanced comparability across ABS price indexes.

Accommodation and food services rose for the quarter

Contributing to the rises were:

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (+0.9%), driven by higher input costs and increased delivery charges.

This was partially offset by:

Accommodation services (-2.9%), driven by lower demand following strong demand and price growth in the September and December quarters 2025.

Over the past twelve months:

Accommodation services rose 4.0%.
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services rose 3.9%.

Output of Accommodation and food services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Accommodation (% change)	Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (% change)
Mar-23	4.2	0.7
Jun-23	-11.4	1.8
Sep-23	3.7	2.0
Dec-23	4.6	0.9
Mar-24	2.7	0.5
Jun-24	-8.8	0.7
Sep-24	2.8	0.8
Dec-24	9.8	0.6
Mar-25	-0.2	0.6
Jun-25	-9.2	0.7
Sep-25	6.4	1.3
Dec-25	10.8	0.9
Mar-26	-2.9	0.9

Output of Accommodation and food services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Accommodation","Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services"]

[["Mar-23","Jun-23","Sep-23","Dec-23","Mar-24","Jun-24","Sep-24","Dec-24","Mar-25","Jun-25","Sep-25","Dec-25","Mar-26"],[[4.2],[-11.4],[3.7],[4.6],[2.7],[-8.8],[2.8],[9.8],[-0.2],[-9.2],[6.4],[10.8],[-2.9]],[[0.7],[1.8],[2],[0.9],[0.5],[0.7],[0.8],[0.6],[0.6],[0.7],[1.3],[0.9],[0.9]]]

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Transport, postal and warehousing services fell for the quarter

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not affected prices in the Transport, postal and warehousing services division this quarter. This is due to the timing of pricing collections occurring prior to the beginning of the conflict on 28 February 2026.

Contributing to the fall were:

Air and space transport (-8.6%), due to an overall fall in air passenger transport services in line with the conclusion of the holiday period.
Water freight transport (-7.5%), due to continued market competitive factors and increased equipment availability.

This was partially offset by:

Rail freight transport (+1.7%), due to indexation within contracts.

Over the past twelve months:

Air and space transport rose by 6.6%.
Water freight transport fell by 29.6%.
Rail freight transport rose by 1.2%.

Output of Transport, postal and warehousing prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Air and space transport (% change)	Water freight transport (% change)	Rail freight transport (% change)
Mar-23	-8.6	-7.7	0.7
Jun-23	-15.3	-2.7	-3.5
Sep-23	-3.0	-15.5	3.7
Dec-23	-4.9	-9.2	5.9
Mar-24	-24.8	-16.4	-3.6
Jun-24	-1.2	1.2	-3.5
Sep-24	-2.7	4.5	4.6
Dec-24	10.9	-0.3	1.7
Mar-25	-11.1	2.9	2.9
Jun-25	1.4	-11.3	-2.2
Sep-25	5.0	-5.0	0.8
Dec-25	9.6	-9.7	0.9
Mar-26	-8.6	-7.5	1.7

Output of Transport, postal and warehousing prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Air and space transport","Water freight transport","Rail freight transport"]

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Rental, hiring and real estate services rose for the quarter

Contributing to the rise were:

Non-residential property operators (+1.1%), due to stronger growth in office rents across major business precincts.
Real estate services (+0.6%), due to a rise in house values and an increase in fees received for sales.

This was partially offset by:

Passenger car rental and hiring (-12.9%), driven by reduced demand and excess fleet size capacity.

Over the past twelve months:

Non-residential property operators increased by 2.9%.
Real estate services increased by 2.0%.
Passenger car rental and hiring increased by 4.8%.

Output of Rental, hiring and real estate services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Non-residential property operators (% change)	Real estate services (% change)	Passenger car rental and hiring (% change)
Mar-23	2.4	-2.8	-5.5
Jun-23	1.6	-0.6	-7.5
Sep-23	2.1	-0.4	-1.3
Dec-23	1.0	-1.2	-6.8
Mar-24	1.9	1.5	-0.1
Jun-24	0.9	1.4	-5.9
Sep-24	1.5	1.7	4.0
Dec-24	0.8	0.2	-4.1
Mar-25	1.3	-1.5	-10.6
Jun-25	0.6	1.8	5.2
Sep-25	0.7	-0.2	8.7
Dec-25	0.5	-0.2	5.3
Mar-26	1.1	0.6	-12.9

Output of Rental, hiring and real estate services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Non-residential property operators","Real estate services","Passenger car rental and hiring"]

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Education and training rose due to ongoing higher inflation and operating costs

Education and training services prices rose in the March quarter 2026. Annual rises in tuition course fees that reflect higher operating costs, contributed to the rises this quarter. Tertiary prices for exports, which represents overseas student prices, also saw stronger price growth this year for Higher education.

Price rises were:

Higher education, domestic (+2.6%).
Higher education, exports (+5.4%).
Technical, vocational education and training, domestic (+1.1%).
Technical, vocational education and training, exports (+1.1%).

Over the past twelve months:

Higher education, domestic rose 3.1%.
Higher education, exports rose 5.4%.
Technical, vocational education and training, domestic rose 2.4%.
Technical, vocational education and training, exports rose 2.0%.

Output of Education and training services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Higher education, Exports (% change)	Higher education, Domestic (% change)	Technical vocational education, Domestic (% change)	Technical vocational education, Exports (% change)
Mar-23	2.7	2.9
Jun-23	0.0	0.0
Sep-23	0.0	0.0
Dec-23	0.0	0.0
Mar-24	5.2	6.9	0.0	0.0
Jun-24	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Sep-24	0.0	0.0	1.1	3.6
Dec-24	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mar-25	4.9	4.2	1.7	-0.2
Jun-25	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
Sep-25	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.9
Dec-25	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
Mar-26	5.4	2.6	1.1	1.1

Output of Education and training services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Higher education, Exports","Higher education, Domestic","Technical vocational education, Domestic","Technical vocational education, Exports"]

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Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

This analytical series measures changes in prices paid by childcare providers for the goods, services and labour required to provide childcare services to households. This index measures these costs from the perspective of businesses providing childcare services.

The index rose 0.6% in the March quarter 2026, and 3.2% through the year. The quarterly rise was driven by small increases in labour costs (comprising wages, and other labour costs such as superannuation payments and payroll taxes). This is the fifth quarter in which Early Childhood Education and Care workers were eligible to receive payments from the Australian Government Worker Retention Payment program.

As noted in the information paper below, increases in wages funded by the government through the Worker Retention Payment program have been treated as a reduction in costs for providers, and have been netted off from the associated wage increases.

This index is supplementary to the Producer Price indexes (PPI) and does not contribute to the PPI Final demand index. Childcare prices in the PPIs are represented by the Output price index for childcare services (Table 35). The Output price index measures changes in prices received by childcare providers for providing childcare services. The price received by childcare providers includes both fees paid by households and any subsidies received by providers.

For more information on how this index is compiled see the information paper Introducing a new Childcare Services Cost Index.

Childcare Services Cost Index, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-23	108.1	0.7	5.7
Jun-23	108.6	0.5	5.4
Sep-23	113.0	4.1	6.0
Dec-23	113.3	0.3	5.6
Mar-24	113.6	0.3	5.1
Jun-24	113.9	0.3	4.9
Sep-24	117.0	2.7	3.5
Dec-24	117.2	0.2	3.4
Mar-25	117.6	0.3	3.5
Jun-25	117.9	0.3	3.5
Sep-25	120.6	2.3	3.1
Dec-25	120.7	0.1	3.0
Mar-26	121.4	0.6	3.2

Childcare Services Cost Index, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

["Quarter","index no.","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Table 1. Final demand, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 11. Input to the Coal mining industry, subdivision index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 12. Output of the Manufacturing industries, divison, subdivision, group and class, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 13. Input from selected subdivisions and groups to the Manufacturing division, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 14. Input to the Manufacturing industries, subdivision index numbers
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Table 17. Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers
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Table 18. Input to the House construction industry, six state capital cities, weighted average and city, class index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 20. Output of the Accommodation and food services industries, group index numbers
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Table 22. Output of the Information media and telecommunications industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 23. Output of the Rental, hiring and real estate services industries, subdivision, group and class index numbers
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Table 24. Output of the Professional, scientific and technical services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 25. Output of the Administrative and support services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 26. Output of the Public administration and safety industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 27. Output of the Other services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 34. Output of the Education and training industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 35. Output of the Health care and social assistance industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 36. Output of the Mining industries, selected class index numbers
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Table 37. Childcare Services Cost Index, index numbers and percentage changes
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Final demand

Construction

Mining industries

Manufacturing

Services

Analytical series

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6427.0.

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).

Use of Price Indexes in Contracts sets out a range of issues that should be taken into account by parties considering including an Indexation Clause in a contract using an ABS published price index.

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Producer Price Indexes, Australia

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Key statistics

What are the Producer Price Indexes?

Final Demand Index

Industry Indexes

Final Demand

Construction

Input to the House construction industry

Input to House construction prices rose 0.6%

Output of the Construction industry

Building construction prices rose 1.0%

House construction prices rose 1.1%

Other residential building construction prices rose 1.1%

Non-residential building construction prices rose 1.0%

Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 0.1%

Mining

Input to the Coal mining industry

Input to Coal mining prices rose 1.5%

Output of the Mining industry

Gas extraction, domestic rose 4.7%

Manufacturing

Input to the Manufacturing industry

Input to Manufacturing prices rose 3.9%

Output of the Manufacturing industry

Output of Manufacturing prices rose 2.1%

Services

Output of the Services industries

Accommodation and food services rose for the quarter

Transport, postal and warehousing services fell for the quarter

Rental, hiring and real estate services rose for the quarter

Education and training rose due to ongoing higher inflation and operating costs

Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

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Time series

Table 1. Final demand, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 11. Input to the Coal mining industry, subdivision index numbers and percentage changes

Table 12. Output of the Manufacturing industries, divison, subdivision, group and class, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 13. Input from selected subdivisions and groups to the Manufacturing division, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 14. Input to the Manufacturing industries, subdivision index numbers

Table 17. Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers

Table 18. Input to the House construction industry, six state capital cities, weighted average and city, class index numbers and percentage changes

Table 20. Output of the Accommodation and food services industries, group index numbers

Table 21. Output of the Transport, postal and warehousing industries, group and class index numbers

Table 22. Output of the Information media and telecommunications industries, group and class index numbers

Table 23. Output of the Rental, hiring and real estate services industries, subdivision, group and class index numbers

Table 24. Output of the Professional, scientific and technical services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 25. Output of the Administrative and support services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 26. Output of the Public administration and safety industries, group and class index numbers

Table 27. Output of the Other services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 34. Output of the Education and training industries, group and class index numbers

Table 35. Output of the Health care and social assistance industries, group and class index numbers

Table 36. Output of the Mining industries, selected class index numbers

Table 37. Childcare Services Cost Index, index numbers and percentage changes

Datacubes

Table 5. Final demand, contribution to Final demand index by selected subdivision, group, and class, index points

Table 28. Manufacturing industries, contribution to Input to the manufacturing industries index by selected subdivision, group, and class, index points

Table 29. Manufacturing industries, contribution to Output of the manufacturing industries index by subdivision, index points

Table 30. House construction industry, contribution to class index, weighted average of six state capital cities, index points

Data Explorer datasets

Final demand

Construction

Input to the house construction industry

Output of the construction industry

Mining industries

Input to the coal mining industry

Output of the mining industry

Manufacturing

Input to the manufacturing industry

Output of the manufacturing industry

Services

Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

Previous catalogue number

Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Methodology

Scope