Inflation Record
Australia Inflation Rate by Year — 1949–2026
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)
The complete official record for Australia: annual-average CPI, the year-over-year change, and what $100 in each year is worth in 2026. Click any year for its full page.
| Year | Annual average index | Annual change | $100 then = 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 147.67 | 3.5% | $100.00 |
| 2025 | 142.62 | 2.8% | $103.54 |
| 2024 | 138.68 | 3.2% | $106.49 |
| 2023 | 134.42 | 5.6% | $109.85 |
| 2022 | 127.30 | 6.6% | $116.00 |
| 2021 | 119.42 | 2.9% | $123.65 |
| 2020 | 116.10 | 0.8% | $127.19 |
| 2019 | 115.12 | 1.6% | $128.27 |
| 2018 | 113.30 | 1.9% | $130.34 |
| 2017 | 111.18 | 1.9% | $132.83 |
| 2016 | 109.05 | 1.3% | $135.42 |
| 2015 | 107.68 | 1.5% | $137.15 |
| 2014 | 106.08 | 2.5% | $139.21 |
| 2013 | 103.50 | 2.4% | $142.68 |
| 2012 | 101.03 | 1.8% | $146.17 |
| 2011 | 99.28 | 3.3% | $148.75 |
| 2010 | 96.10 | 2.9% | $153.66 |
| 2009 | 93.38 | 1.8% | $158.15 |
| 2008 | 91.75 | 4.4% | $160.95 |
| 2007 | 87.93 | 2.3% | $167.95 |
| 2006 | 85.93 | 3.6% | $171.86 |
| 2005 | 82.97 | 2.7% | $177.97 |
| 2004 | 80.80 | 2.3% | $182.76 |
| 2003 | 78.95 | 2.7% | $187.04 |
| 2002 | 76.85 | 3.0% | $192.16 |
| 2001 | 74.63 | 4.4% | $197.88 |
| 2000 | 71.47 | 4.5% | $206.61 |
| 1999 | 68.42 | 1.5% | $215.81 |
| 1998 | 67.42 | 0.9% | $219.02 |
| 1997 | 66.85 | 0.2% | $220.90 |
| 1996 | 66.70 | 2.6% | $221.40 |
| 1995 | 65.00 | 4.6% | $227.19 |
| 1994 | 62.13 | 2.0% | $237.70 |
| 1993 | 60.92 | 1.8% | $242.38 |
| 1992 | 59.87 | 1.0% | $246.63 |
| 1991 | 59.27 | 3.2% | $249.13 |
| 1990 | 57.45 | 7.3% | $257.04 |
| 1989 | 53.53 | 7.5% | $275.89 |
| 1988 | 49.77 | 7.2% | $296.68 |
| 1987 | 46.42 | 8.5% | $318.09 |
| 1986 | 42.77 | 9.1% | $345.23 |
| 1985 | 39.22 | 6.7% | $376.47 |
| 1984 | 36.75 | 4.0% | $401.83 |
| 1983 | 35.35 | 10.0% | $417.74 |
| 1982 | 32.13 | 11.4% | $459.68 |
| 1981 | 28.85 | 9.5% | $511.86 |
| 1980 | 26.35 | 10.1% | $560.42 |
| 1979 | 23.92 | 9.1% | $617.23 |
| 1978 | 21.92 | 8.0% | $673.53 |
| 1977 | 20.30 | 12.3% | $727.44 |
| 1976 | 18.07 | 13.3% | $816.99 |
| 1975 | 15.95 | 15.2% | $925.84 |
| 1974 | 13.85 | 15.4% | $1,066.22 |
| 1973 | 12.00 | 9.1% | $1,230.59 |
| 1972 | 11.00 | 6.0% | $1,342.47 |
| 1971 | 10.38 | 6.1% | $1,423.34 |
| 1970 | 9.77 | 3.4% | $1,510.70 |
| 1969 | 9.45 | 3.3% | $1,562.66 |
| 1968 | 9.15 | 2.5% | $1,613.89 |
| 1967 | 8.93 | 3.5% | $1,654.58 |
| 1966 | 8.63 | 3.3% | $1,712.13 |
| 1965 | 8.35 | 3.4% | $1,768.52 |
| 1964 | 8.07 | 2.9% | $1,828.75 |
| 1963 | 7.85 | 0.6% | $1,881.16 |
| 1962 | 7.80 | -0.3% | $1,893.22 |
| 1961 | 7.83 | 2.3% | $1,887.17 |
| 1960 | 7.65 | 3.7% | $1,930.34 |
| 1959 | 7.38 | 2.1% | $2,002.32 |
| 1958 | 7.23 | 0.7% | $2,043.89 |
| 1957 | 7.17 | 2.9% | $2,058.14 |
| 1956 | 6.97 | 5.7% | $2,117.15 |
| 1955 | 6.60 | 1.5% | $2,237.44 |
| 1954 | 6.50 | 1.6% | $2,271.87 |
| 1953 | 6.40 | 4.5% | $2,307.36 |
| 1952 | 6.13 | 17.2% | $2,410.96 |
| 1951 | 5.22 | 19.4% | $2,826.24 |
| 1950 | 4.38 | 8.7% | $3,375.34 |
| 1949 | 4.03 | — | $3,668.85 |
Financial-year averages (July–June)
| Financial year | Average index | Change vs prior FY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 145.46 | 3.7% |
| 2024–25 | 140.22 | 2.4% |
| 2023–24 | 136.90 | 4.2% |
| 2022–23 | 131.38 | 7.0% |
| 2021–22 | 122.75 | 4.4% |
| 2020–21 | 117.53 | 1.6% |
| 2019–20 | 115.65 | 1.3% |
| 2018–19 | 114.13 | 1.6% |
| 2017–18 | 112.28 | 1.9% |
| 2016–17 | 110.15 | 1.7% |
| 2015–16 | 108.30 | 1.4% |
| 2014–15 | 106.83 | 1.7% |
| 2013–14 | 105.03 | 2.7% |
| 2012–13 | 102.25 | 2.3% |
| 2011–12 | 99.97 | 2.3% |
| 2010–11 | 97.72 | 3.1% |
| 2009–10 | 94.78 | 2.3% |
| 2008–09 | 92.63 | 3.1% |
| 2007–08 | 89.82 | 3.4% |
| 2006–07 | 86.90 | 3.0% |
| 2005–06 | 84.40 | 3.2% |
| 2004–05 | 81.78 | 2.4% |
| 2003–04 | 79.85 | 2.4% |
| 2002–03 | 77.97 | 3.0% |
| 2001–02 | 75.70 | 2.9% |
| 2000–01 | 73.60 | 6.0% |
| 1999–00 | 69.42 | 2.4% |
| 1998–99 | 67.80 | 1.3% |
| 1997–98 | 66.95 | -0.0% |
| 1996–97 | 66.97 | 1.3% |
| 1995–96 | 66.10 | 4.3% |
| 1994–95 | 63.40 | 3.2% |
| 1993–94 | 61.43 | 1.8% |
| 1992–93 | 60.33 | 1.0% |
| 1991–92 | 59.70 | 1.9% |
| 1990–91 | 58.60 | 5.3% |
| 1989–90 | 55.68 | 8.1% |
| 1988–89 | 51.53 | 7.3% |
| 1987–88 | 48.03 | 7.4% |
| 1986–87 | 44.72 | 9.3% |
| 1985–86 | 40.92 | 8.4% |
| 1984–85 | 37.75 | 4.3% |
| 1983–84 | 36.20 | 6.9% |
| 1982–83 | 33.88 | 11.5% |
| 1981–82 | 30.38 | 10.5% |
| 1980–81 | 27.50 | 9.2% |
| 1979–80 | 25.18 | 10.3% |
| 1978–79 | 22.83 | 8.0% |
| 1977–78 | 21.13 | 9.7% |
| 1976–77 | 19.25 | 13.7% |
| 1975–76 | 16.93 | 12.8% |
| 1974–75 | 15.00 | 17.0% |
| 1973–74 | 12.82 | 12.7% |
| 1972–73 | 11.38 | 6.1% |
| 1971–72 | 10.72 | 7.0% |
| 1970–71 | 10.02 | 4.7% |
| 1969–70 | 9.57 | 3.0% |
| 1968–69 | 9.30 | 2.8% |
| 1967–68 | 9.05 | 3.4% |
| 1966–67 | 8.75 | 2.6% |
| 1965–66 | 8.53 | 4.0% |
| 1964–65 | 8.20 | 3.1% |
| 1963–64 | 7.95 | 1.9% |
| 1962–63 | 7.80 | 0.0% |
| 1961–62 | 7.80 | -0.0% |
| 1960–61 | 7.80 | 4.0% |
| 1959–60 | 7.50 | 3.1% |
| 1958–59 | 7.28 | 1.0% |
| 1957–58 | 7.20 | 1.1% |
| 1956–57 | 7.12 | 5.6% |
| 1955–56 | 6.75 | 3.4% |
| 1954–55 | 6.53 | 0.8% |
| 1953–54 | 6.47 | 2.8% |
| 1952–53 | 6.30 | 9.6% |
| 1951–52 | 5.75 | 21.7% |
| 1950–51 | 4.72 | 13.2% |
| 1949–50 | 4.17 | — |
Financial-year averages are the mean of the September, December, March and June quarters. Quarters after September 2025 are derived from the linked monthly CPI, as the ABS now publishes monthly.
Annual-average basis, not seasonally adjusted. The 2026 average is partial. Years with a negative annual change — 1962 — are deflation years.