12 months to September 2026+3.6%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+2.6%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.4%compound average
Index, September 2026309.7base 1982–84 = 100
Size Class AUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296.4 | +2.6% | +2.6% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2024 | 289.0 | +3.2% | +2.9% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2023 | 280.0 | +4.3% | +4.1% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2022 | 268.6 | +7.8% | +8.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2021 | 249.1 | +4.2% | +4.7% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2020 | 239.0 | +1.3% | +1.2% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2019 | 235.9 | +2.0% | +1.8% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2018 | 231.3 | +2.6% | +2.4% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2017 | 225.4 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2016 | 220.3 | +1.5% | +1.3% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2015 | 217.1 | +0.4% | +0.1% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2014 | 216.1 | +1.7% | +1.6% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2013 | 212.6 | +1.6% | +1.5% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2012 | 209.3 | +2.1% | +2.1% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2011 | 205.1 | +3.0% | +3.2% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2010 | 199.2 | +1.5% | +1.6% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2009 | 196.3 | −0.3% | −0.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2008 | 196.9 | +3.7% | +3.8% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2007 | 189.9 | +2.9% | +2.8% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2006 | 184.6 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2005 | 178.6 | +3.4% | +3.4% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2004 | 172.7 | +2.6% | +2.7% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2003 | 168.3 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2002 | 164.4 | +1.9% | +1.6% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2001 | 161.3 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +0.4 pt | |
| 2000 | 156.3 | +3.5% | +3.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1999 | 151.0 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1998 | 147.5 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1997 | 144.9 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1996 | 141.5 | +2.7% | +3.0% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1995 | 137.8 | +2.5% | +2.8% | −0.4 pt | |
| 1994 | 134.5 | +2.4% | +2.6% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1993 | 131.3 | +2.9% | +3.0% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1992 | 127.6 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1991 | 123.8 | +4.2% | +4.2% | 0.0 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).