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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 October 2023

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 October 2023: 5.4% for Q3 2023, above the 5.3% forecast and down from 6% in Q2 2023. It is the lowest reading since Q1 2022. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 5.4%, above the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 25 Oct 2023 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
5.4%
Q3 2023
Forecast
5.3%
The market consensus
Previous
6%
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) 25 October 2023: 5.4% for Q3 2023 against a 5.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 October 2023: 5.4% vs 5.3% forecast (Australian Bureau of Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/au-cpi/2023-10-25

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
25 Oct 2023Q35.4%5.3%6%
26 Jul 2023Q26%6.2%7%
26 Apr 2023Q17%6.9%7.8%
25 Jan 2023Q47.8%7.5%7.3%
26 Oct 2022Q37.3%7%6.1%
27 Jul 2022Q26.1%6.2%5.1%
27 Apr 2022Q15.1%4.6%3.5%
25 Jan 2022Q43.5%3.2%3%
27 Oct 2021Q33%3.1%3.8%
28 Jul 2021Q23.8%3.8%1.1%
28 Apr 2021Q11.1%1.4%0.9%
27 Jan 2021Q40.9%0.7%0.7%
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