Inflation Record$100 in 2012 → Today (Australia)
Official data verified · CPI (ABS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0)
$146.17
+46.2% cumulative inflation · 2012–2026
Your $100 in 2012 would have the purchasing power of $146.17 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2012 had the same average buying power as $146.17 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 46.2% across this 14-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -31.6%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ABS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2012 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.46 |
| $5 | $7.31 |
| $10 | $14.62 |
| $20 | $29.23 |
| $50 | $73.09 |
| $100 | $146.17 |
| $500 | $730.86 |
| $1,000 | $1,461.73 |
| $10,000 | $14,617.30 |
| $100,000 | $146,172.98 |
Key facts about 2012
- Consumer prices rose 1.8% in 2012 — the 63rd-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2012 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2012, prices rose 26.0% in total.
$100 in 2012, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $126.01 | +26.0% |
| 2026 | $146.17 | +46.2% |
Quarterly CPI in 2012
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 99.9 | 1.6% |
| Q2 | 100.4 | 1.2% |
| Q3 | 101.8 | 2.0% |
| Q4 | 102.0 | 2.2% |
Annual average for 2012: 101.025
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2012 annual average): 101.025 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.4617
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.