12 months to September 2026+3.8%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+2.7%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.4%compound average
Index, September 2026369.4base 1982–84 = 100
West - Size Class AUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 352.4 | +2.7% | +2.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2024 | 343.0 | +3.0% | +2.9% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2023 | 333.0 | +4.4% | +4.1% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2022 | 319.1 | +7.9% | +8.0% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2021 | 295.8 | +4.2% | +4.7% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2020 | 284.0 | +1.7% | +1.2% | +0.5 pt | |
| 2019 | 279.1 | +2.8% | +1.8% | +1.0 pt | |
| 2018 | 271.5 | +3.6% | +2.4% | +1.1 pt | |
| 2017 | 262.0 | +3.0% | +2.1% | +0.9 pt | |
| 2016 | 254.3 | +2.2% | +1.3% | +1.0 pt | |
| 2015 | 248.7 | +1.4% | +0.1% | +1.3 pt | |
| 2014 | 245.3 | +2.0% | +1.6% | +0.4 pt | |
| 2013 | 240.5 | +1.6% | +1.5% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2012 | 236.7 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2011 | 231.5 | +2.8% | +3.2% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2010 | 225.3 | +1.1% | +1.6% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2009 | 222.8 | −0.2% | −0.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2008 | 223.3 | +3.5% | +3.8% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2007 | 215.6 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2006 | 209.0 | +3.7% | +3.2% | +0.4 pt | |
| 2005 | 201.6 | +3.2% | +3.4% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2004 | 195.4 | +2.2% | +2.7% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2003 | 191.2 | +2.1% | +2.3% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2002 | 187.2 | +2.1% | +1.6% | +0.5 pt | |
| 2001 | 183.3 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +1.1 pt | |
| 2000 | 176.4 | +3.8% | +3.4% | +0.5 pt | |
| 1999 | 169.9 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +0.7 pt | |
| 1998 | 165.1 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.7 pt | |
| 1997 | 161.5 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1996 | 157.7 | +2.4% | +3.0% | −0.6 pt | |
| 1995 | 154.0 | +2.0% | +2.8% | −0.8 pt | |
| 1994 | 151.0 | +2.0% | +2.6% | −0.5 pt | |
| 1993 | 148.0 | +2.8% | +3.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1992 | 144.0 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +0.5 pt | |
| 1991 | 139.1 | +4.4% | +4.2% | +0.2 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).