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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 30 January 2019

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 30 January 2019: 1.8% for Q4 2018, above the 1.7% forecast and down from 1.9% in Q3 2018. It is the lowest reading since Q3 2017. 2 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 1.8%, below the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 30 Jan 2019 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
1.8%
Q4 2018
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upside surprise, especially with persistent underlying inflation, can lift the Australian dollar meaningfully by shifting expected RBA rates higher.

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 30 January 2019: 1.8% for Q4 2018 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
30 Jan 2019Q41.8%1.7%1.9%
31 Oct 2018Q31.9%1.9%2.1%
25 Jul 2018Q22.1%2.2%1.9%
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%
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