Consumer Price Index, Australia

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

Reference period
June Quarter 2025
Released
30/07/2025
Release date and time
30/07/2025 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

  • The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.7% this quarter.
  • Over the twelve months to the June 2025 quarter, the CPI rose 2.1%.
  • The most significant price rises this quarter were Housing (+1.2%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.0%) and Health (+1.5%).
  • Partially offsetting the rise was Transport (-0.7%).

What's new this quarter

Complete monthly measure of the CPI

On 23 July the ABS announced that the first release of the complete Monthly CPI will be published on Wednesday 26 November 2025, using the October 2025 reference month. This publication will mark the transition from the quarterly CPI to the Monthly CPI as Australia’s primary measure of headline inflation. More details available on the Complete monthly measure of the CPI

Latest insights into the rental market

The ABS has published an article called Latest insights into the rental market. This article updates details about the Australian rental market previously published in April 2023 in New insights into the rental market, and in April 2024 in Private rent inflation: capital cities vs regions.

Monthly CPI Indicator

The latest monthly inflation data can be found in the Monthly CPI Indicator. For more information on how the Monthly CPI Indicator relates to the quarterly CPI see Introducing a monthly CPI indicator for Australia

Main features

 

Weighted average of eight capital cities
Weighted average of eight capital citiesMar Qtr 2025 to Jun Qtr 2025 Jun Qtr 2024 to Jun Qtr 2025
 (% change)(% change)
All groups CPI0.72.1
Food and non-alcoholic beverages1.03.0
Alcohol and tobacco0.75.7
Clothing and footwear2.61.2
Housing1.22.0
Furnishings, household equipment and services1.11.0
Health1.54.1
Transport-0.7-2.6
Communication0.10.9
Recreation and culture0.51.7
Education0.05.5
Insurance and financial services0.53.1
CPI analytical series  
All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted0.62.0
Trimmed mean0.62.7
Weighted median0.62.7

Overview

Trimmed mean inflation lowest since December 2021

The Trimmed mean provides a view of underlying inflation by reducing the effects of irregular or temporary price changes that can impact the CPI. Trimmed mean annual inflation was 2.7 per cent to the June quarter, down from 2.9 per cent to the March quarter. Annual CPI inflation was 2.1 per cent to the June quarter, down from 2.4 per cent to the March quarter.

Annual inflation for Services lowest since June 2022

Annual Services inflation was 3.3 per cent to the June quarter, down from 3.7 per cent to the March quarter due to easing price rises for rents and insurance. Annual Goods inflation was 1.1 per cent to the June quarter, down slightly from 1.3 per cent to the March quarter. The slowing in annual Goods inflation was primarily due to falls in automotive fuel prices, which are 10.0 per cent lower compared to 12 months ago. In addition, annual inflation for new dwellings eased from 1.4 per cent to the March quarter to 0.7 per cent to the June quarter.

Annual inflation easing for most Services categories

Annual Services inflation has continued to ease for most categories in recent quarters. Increases in rent prices have consistently been lower over the past four quarters. There has also been a notable drop in price rises for insurance, from 14 per cent increases last year to less than 4 per cent in the 12 months to the June 2025 quarter.

Annual food inflation steady at 3 per cent

Annual inflation for Food and non-alcoholic beverages has remained around 3 per cent for the past five quarters. Fruit and vegetable prices rose 4.6 per cent in the 12 months to the June quarter, down from 6.6 per cent to the March quarter.

The annual increase for food products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c) remains elevated with higher prices for snacks and confectionary products, up 5.5 per cent in the past 12 months related to increases in input costs for chocolate. Egg prices are 19.1 per cent higher compared to 12 months ago due to supply shortages following avian flu outbreaks. 

Non-alcoholic beverage prices increased further due to higher prices for coffee, tea and cocoa, up 9.4 per cent in the past 12 months. Higher coffee prices were due to adverse weather conditions impacting the supply from major overseas coffee bean-growing areas.

Automotive fuel prices lower compared to 12 months ago

Automotive fuel prices in the June 2025 quarter were 10.0 per cent lower compared to the June 2024 quarter. Fuel prices have fallen in three of the past four months reflecting lower global oil prices.

The average price for unleaded petrol for the June 2025 quarter was $1.77 per litre, which is 21 cents per litre lower than the average price in the June 2024 quarter.

Electricity rebates gradually being used up

Electricity rose 8.1 per cent this quarter, following a 16.3 per cent rise in the March quarter. 

Despite two consecutive quarterly rises in electricity, the series has recorded a fall of 6.2 per cent over the past 12 months. The annual fall is due to the introduction of the second round of the Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebates from July 2024, which continue to reduce electricity costs in most capital cities. 

The rise this quarter is due to all households in Perth using up their second instalments of both the EBRF and State government rebates in the March quarter, resulting in higher out of pocket electricity costs this quarter. Households in Brisbane have also continued to use up the $1,000 Queensland State government electricity rebate. 

Excluding the rebates, electricity prices would have risen by 0.4 per cent in the June 2025 quarter. The following graph shows the impact the rebates have had on the Electricity series in the CPI since the September 2023 quarter when the EBRF rebates were first introduced.

  1. Introduction of the 2023-24 Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) for concession households in NSW, VIC, SA, TAS, NT and ACT, and all households in QLD and WA, from July 2023
  2. Introduction of the first instalment of 2024-25 Commonwealth EBRF rebates for all households, and State government rebates in QLD, WA and TAS, from July 2024
 Commonwealth $300 rebateQLD $1,000 State rebateTAS $60 State rebate (Renewable Energy Dividend)
Rebate methodApplied directly to electricity bills as four equal $75 quarterly instalments in the 2024-25 FY (a)Applied directly to electricity bills as a one-off $1,000 rebateApplied directly to electricity bills as a one-off $60 rebate
TimingFrom July 2024 for WA (b) and QLD. For all remaining States and Territories, from August 2024. (c) and (d)From July 2024From May 2025
  1. This applies to all States and Territories, except WA, where rebates have been applied directly to electricity bills as two equal $150 instalments from July 2024 and December 2024.
  2. In Western Australia, the first instalment of both Energy Bill Relief Fund 2024-25 and $400 Electricity Credit has been paid from 20 July 2024. The remaining proportion of households whose billing cycle is in July 2024 have received their first instalment in October 2024. The second instalment of rebates has been paid from 7 December 2024. The remaining proportion of households whose billing cycle is in December 2024 have received their second instalment in March 2025. 
  3. For States and Territories receiving rebates from August, the households whose billing cycle is in July 2024 have received two instalments in October 2024.
  4. In New South Wales and Victoria, the first instalment of Energy Bill Relief Fund 2024-25 has been paid from part way through August 2024. The remaining proportion of households whose billing cycle is in August have received their first instalment in November 2024. In Victoria, the third instalment of Energy Bill Relief Fund 2024-25 has been paid from part way through January 2025. The remaining proportion of households whose billing cycle is in January have received their third instalment in April 2025. 

Rent increases continue to ease

Rental prices rose 4.5 per cent over the 12 months to the June quarter, down from 5.5 per cent to the March quarter. The easing in annual rental price growth reflects stable vacancy rates and slowing growth in advertised rents across most capital cities. 

The rate of annual growth in rental prices has also been moderated by changes to Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA). The maximum rate available for CRA increased by 10 per cent on 20 September 2024, in addition to the usual biannual CPI indexation on 20 March and 20 September each year. These increases to CRA have reduced the amount of rent payable by eligible tenants.

Excluding the changes to CRA, rents would have increased by 5.7 per cent over the 12 months to the June 2025 quarter.

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

Price growth for new dwellings remains subdued

New dwelling prices rose 0.7 per cent over the 12 months to the June quarter, down from 1.4 per cent to the March quarter. This is the weakest annual rise since the June 2020 quarter. 

Over the past 12 months, project home builders have responded to a subdued new home market by increasing incentives and promotional offers to entice new business, leading to an easing in annual price growth.

Main contributors to change

CPI groups

Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+1.0%)

Alcohol and tobacco group (+0.7%)

Clothing and footwear group (+2.6%)

Housing group (+1.2%)

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.1%)

Health group (+1.5%)

Transport group (-0.7%)

Communication group (+0.1%)

Recreation and culture group (+0.5%)

Education group (+0.0%)

Insurance and financial services group (+0.5%)

International trade exposure - tradables and non-tradables

Discretionary and non-discretionary inflation

Underlying inflation series

Seasonally adjusted analytical series

Capital cities comparison

All groups CPI

All groups CPI, index numbers and percentage changes
 Index number(a)Percentage change (%)
 Jun Qtr 2025Mar Qtr 2025 to Jun Qtr 2025Jun Qtr 2024 to Jun Qtr 2025
Sydney141.80.61.9
Melbourne141.20.42.0
Brisbane144.10.82.5
Adelaide142.40.81.8
Perth141.31.92.7
Hobart140.70.51.7
Darwin135.70.81.6
Canberra139.00.31.6
Weighted average of eight capital cities141.70.72.1
  1. Index reference period: 2011-12 = 100.0.

Capital city highlights:

At the All groups level, all eight capital cities recorded rises, ranging from 0.3% in Canberra to 1.9% in Perth.

Sydney (+0.6%)

Melbourne (+0.4%)

Brisbane (+0.8%)

Adelaide (+0.8%)

Perth (+1.9%)

Hobart (+0.5%)

Darwin (+0.8%)

Canberra (+0.3%)

Quarterly percentage change by capital city
GroupSydneyMelbourneBrisbaneAdelaidePerthHobartDarwinCanberraWeighted average of eight capital cities
All groups0.60.40.80.81.90.50.80.30.7
Food & non-alcoholic beverages1.20.80.71.01.01.10.90.81.0
Alcohol & tobacco0.10.81.11.40.21.60.50.30.7
Clothing & footwear2.02.44.04.02.53.72.22.72.6
Housing0.8-0.21.80.07.6-1.10.20.51.2
Furnishings, household equipment and services1.50.80.91.40.80.91.01.21.1
Health1.61.21.32.41.61.60.31.11.5
Transport-0.9-0.2-1.8-0.10.0-1.00.3-2.4-0.7
Communication0.30.30.30.30.10.40.10.40.1
Recreation & culture0.3-0.31.00.81.11.02.30.60.5
Education-0.1-0.1-0.10.10.00.00.10.10.0
Insurance & financial services0.60.91.01.2-1.70.71.2-0.50.5

Trimmed mean measure

The following table summarises the Expenditure Classes that were excluded ('trimmed out') as part of the calculation of the quarterly Trimmed mean.

There are three steps involved in calculating the Trimmed mean. Firstly, the seasonally adjusted quarterly percentage changes for each of the 87 CPI Expenditure Classes (ECs) are calculated and ranked from lowest to highest. Each EC has a weight that represents the proportion of expenditure spent on it out of total household expenditure. The second step uses these weights to work out which ECs (including parts of the ECs that are on the 15 per cent and 85 per cent borders) make up the top and bottom 15 per cent of the distribution. These are the ECs that are 'trimmed out'. Finally, the Trimmed mean is calculated as the weighted average of the quarterly movements for the remaining 70 per cent of ECs by weight.

Two important points to note about how the Trimmed mean is calculated are:

  1. The selection and number of ECs trimmed changes from quarter to quarter depending on the distribution of the quarterly movements and the weights of the ECs at the lower and upper end of the distribution.
  2. To produce the Trimmed mean, the seasonally adjusted quarterly movement for each EC is used. Without the use of seasonally adjusted movements, some ECs may always be excluded from the Trimmed mean due to the volatile nature of their price change resulting from seasonal factors (e.g. holiday travel).

For more details about the Trimmed mean see Underlying Inflation Measures: Explaining the Trimmed mean.

June 2025 quarter Trimmed mean

Lower trim 
CPI Expenditure class

Quarterly movement (%)

(seasonally adjusted)

Status
Automotive fuel-3.5Trimmed
Lamb and goat-1.4Trimmed
International holiday travel and accommodation-1.4Trimmed
Accessories-1.4Trimmed
Glassware, tableware and household utensils-1.2Trimmed
Poultry -1.1Trimmed
Breakfast cereals -0.9Trimmed
Furniture -0.8Trimmed
Other cereal products -0.8Trimmed
Gas and other household fuels -0.8Trimmed
Bread -0.7Trimmed
Oils and fats -0.7Trimmed
Footwear for infants and children-0.6Trimmed
Insurance-0.5Trimmed
Pharmaceutical products-0.5Trimmed
Books-0.4Trimmed
Equipment for sports, camping and open-air recreation-0.3Trimmed
Cleaning and maintenance products-0.2Trimmed
Other meats -0.2Partially trimmed

 

 

Upper trim 
CPI Expenditure class

Quarterly movement (%)

(seasonally adjusted)

Status
Secondary education 1.2Partially trimmed
Therapeutic appliances and equipment 1.3Trimmed
Beef and veal 1.3Trimmed
Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing and footwear1.3Trimmed
Fruit1.4Trimmed
Urban transport fares1.4Trimmed
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles1.5Trimmed
Garments for men1.5Trimmed
Vegetables 1.7Trimmed
Garments for infants and children1.9Trimmed
Newspapers, magazines and stationery 1.9Trimmed
Audio, visual and computing equipment1.9Trimmed
Child care2.0Trimmed
Postal services 2.2Trimmed
Footwear for women2.2Trimmed
Tobacco2.2Trimmed
Snacks and confectionery2.3Trimmed
Deposit and loan facilities (direct charges)2.6Trimmed
Footwear for men 3.3Trimmed
Coffee, tea and cocoa5.3Trimmed
Electricity5.4Trimmed
Eggs6.5Trimmed

Selected tables - capital cities

All groups CPI, index numbers(a)

All groups CPI, percentage changes

Longer term series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities, index numbers

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Measuring Rents in the CPI

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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The Frequently Asked Questions page has answers to a number of common questions to do with price indexes and the Consumer Price Index in particular.

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6401.0.

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