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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 February 2026

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 February 2026: 3.8% for January 2026, above the 3.7% forecast and unchanged from 3.8% in December 2025. It is the fourth release in a row above the forecast. Printed 3.8%, above the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 25 Feb 2026 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
3.8%
January 2026
Forecast
3.7%
The market consensus
Previous
3.8%
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 February 2026: 3.8% for January 2026 against a 3.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
25 Feb 2026Jan3.8%3.7%3.8%
28 Jan 2026Dec3.8%3.6%3.4%
26 Nov 2025Oct3.8%3.6%3.6%
29 Oct 2025Q33.2%3%2.1%
30 Jul 2025Q22.1%2.2%2.4%
30 Apr 2025Q12.4%2.3%2.4%
29 Jan 2025Q42.4%2.5%2.8%
30 Oct 2024Q32.8%2.9%3.8%
31 Jul 2024Q23.8%3.8%3.6%
24 Apr 2024Q13.6%3.4%4.1%
31 Jan 2024Q44.1%4.3%5.4%
25 Oct 2023Q35.4%5.3%6%
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