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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 31 January 2018

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 31 January 2018: 1.9% for Q4 2017, below the 2% forecast and up from 1.8% in Q3 2017. It is the fifth release in a row below the forecast. Printed 1.9%, below the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 31 Jan 2018 at 00:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1.9%
Q4 2017
Forecast
2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise can weaken the Australian dollar by bringing rate cuts closer, particularly if inflation is moving sustainably toward target.

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 31 January 2018: 1.9% for Q4 2017 against a 2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Jan 2018Q41.9%2%1.8%
25 Oct 2017Q31.8%2%1.9%
26 Jul 2017Q21.9%2.2%2.1%
26 Apr 2017Q12.1%2.2%1.5%
25 Jan 2017Q41.5%1.6%1.3%
26 Oct 2016Q31.3%1.1%1%
27 Jul 2016Q21.0%1.1%1.3%
27 Apr 2016Q11.3%1.8%1.7%
27 Jan 2016Q41.7%1.6%1.5%
28 Oct 2015Q31.5%1.7%1.5%
22 Jul 2015Q21.5%1.7%1.3%
22 Apr 2015Q11.3%1.3%1.6%
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