12 months to September 2026+3.0%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+1.9%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.6%compound average
Index, September 2026329.5base 1982–84 = 100
South - Size Class AUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 317.8 | +1.9% | +2.6% | −0.7 pt | |
| 2024 | 311.8 | +3.1% | +2.9% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2023 | 302.4 | +4.7% | +4.1% | +0.6 pt | |
| 2022 | 288.8 | +8.9% | +8.0% | +0.9 pt | |
| 2021 | 265.3 | +4.7% | +4.7% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2020 | 253.3 | +0.9% | +1.2% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2019 | 251.1 | +1.7% | +1.8% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2018 | 247.0 | +2.5% | +2.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2017 | 240.9 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2016 | 235.7 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2015 | 232.4 | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2014 | 231.9 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2013 | 227.8 | +1.6% | +1.5% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2012 | 224.2 | +2.0% | +2.1% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2011 | 219.7 | +3.2% | +3.2% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2010 | 212.9 | +1.4% | +1.6% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2009 | 210.0 | −0.5% | −0.4% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2008 | 211.0 | +4.1% | +3.8% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2007 | 202.8 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2006 | 196.8 | +3.5% | +3.2% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2005 | 190.2 | +3.8% | +3.4% | +0.4 pt | |
| 2004 | 183.2 | +2.3% | +2.7% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2003 | 179.0 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2002 | 174.6 | +1.6% | +1.6% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2001 | 171.8 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2000 | 166.9 | +3.5% | +3.4% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1999 | 161.2 | +2.0% | +2.2% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1998 | 158.0 | +1.4% | +1.6% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1997 | 155.8 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1996 | 152.7 | +2.7% | +3.0% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1995 | 148.7 | +2.6% | +2.8% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1994 | 145.0 | +2.7% | +2.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1993 | 141.2 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1992 | 136.9 | +2.5% | +3.0% | −0.5 pt | |
| 1991 | 133.6 | +4.0% | +4.2% | −0.2 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).