Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 April 2018

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 April 2018: 1.9% for Q1 2018, below the 2% forecast and unchanged from 1.9% in Q4 2017. It is the sixth release in a row below the forecast. Printed 1.9%, below the 2–3% target band. It was released on Tue 24 Apr 2018 at 01:30 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%
Q1 2018
Forecast
2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
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) 24 April 2018: 1.9% for Q1 2018 against a 2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 April 2018: 1.9% vs 2% forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-cpi/2018-04-24

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
24 Apr 2018Q11.9%2%1.9%
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%