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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 28 April 2021

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 28 April 2021: 1.1% for Q1 2021, below the 1.4% forecast and up from 0.9% in Q4 2020. It is the highest reading since Q1 2020. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.1%, below the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 28 Apr 2021 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
1.1%
Q1 2021
Forecast
1.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
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) 28 April 2021: 1.1% for Q1 2021 against a 1.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
28 Apr 2021Q11.1%1.4%0.9%
27 Jan 2021Q40.9%0.7%0.7%
28 Oct 2020Q30.7%0.7%-0.3%
29 Jul 2020Q2-0.3%-0.4%2.2%
29 Apr 2020Q12.2%2%1.8%
29 Jan 2020Q41.8%1.7%1.7%
30 Oct 2019Q31.7%1.7%1.6%
31 Jul 2019Q21.6%1.5%1.3%
24 Apr 2019Q11.3%1.5%1.8%
30 Jan 2019Q41.8%1.7%1.9%
31 Oct 2018Q31.9%1.9%2.1%
25 Jul 2018Q22.1%2.2%1.9%
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