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Data edition · September 2026 monthly CPI release

How are prices changing?

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Spending categoryBasket weight
2025 pattern		Annual price change
September 2026 · Monthly CPI		Contribution
percentage points
About these figures

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index, via OD Engine. Annual price changes and contributions are for September 2026 monthly CPI. Sources and methods →

Basket weight shows each category’s share of CPI spending. The 2025 spending pattern remains applicable in 2026. Contribution shows how much a category raises or lowers annual inflation, in percentage points. Why weight and contribution differ →

Parent and child rows overlap and should not be added together. Missing observations are shown as unavailable.

In ABS category names, n.e.c. means not elsewhere classified — items not separately listed under a more specific category.

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