National Consumer Price Index (NCPI)

The National Consumer Price Index by group, with its published changes. Monthly, 2014–2026.

Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from DCS Movements of CCPI / NCPI releases.

Base year

Headline223.9index+8.1%
Headline, month on month0.2%+0.7 pts
Headline, year on year8.1%+6.6 pts
Headline, 12-month average4.1%+5.1 pts
Core208.1index+6.3%
Core, month on month0.4%+0.2 pts
Core, year on year6.3%+4.8 pts
Core, 12-month average3.5%+2.8 pts
Food251.9index+6.6%
Food, month on month0.4%+1.6 pts
Food, year on year6.6%+3.7 pts
Food, 12-month average3.2%+1.9 pts
Non-food205.9index+9.3%
Non-food, month on month0.1%no change
Non-food, year on year9.3%+8.9 pts
Non-food, 12-month average4.7%+7.6 pts
Alcohol and tobacco257.7index+1.4%
Alcohol and tobacco, month on month0.7%no change
Alcohol and tobacco, year on year1.4%−2.8 pts
Alcohol and tobacco, 12-month average2.4%−5.5 pts
Clothing220.0index+4.2%
Clothing, month on month0.0%−0.2 pts
Clothing, year on year4.2%+3.4 pts
Clothing, 12-month average2.8%+3.3 pts
Housing160.6index+7.2%
Housing, month on month−0.1%−0.1 pts
Housing, year on year7.2%+6.6 pts
Housing, 12-month average4.3%+13.2 pts
Furnishing224.3index+4.6%
Furnishing, month on month0.5%+0.6 pts
Furnishing, year on year4.6%+5.2 pts
Furnishing, 12-month average2.5%+4.7 pts
Health215.2index+5.2%
Health, month on month0.0%no change
Health, year on year5.2%+1.8 pts
Health, 12-month average3.9%−0.3 pts
Transport265.3index+19.3%
Transport, month on month0.3%+0.3 pts
Transport, year on year19.3%+22.2 pts
Transport, 12-month average7.2%+11.5 pts
Communication125.0index+0.7%
Communication, month on month0.3%+0.3 pts
Communication, year on year0.7%no change
Communication, 12-month average0.7%−0.5 pts
Recreation196.8index+1.7%
Recreation, month on month0.0%−0.1 pts
Recreation, year on year1.7%+4.4 pts
Recreation, 12-month average−0.1%+6.5 pts
Education216.7index+9.4%
Education, month on month0.0%no change
Education, year on year9.4%+3.7 pts
Education, 12-month average6.9%+1.1 pts
Restaurants263.1index+10.2%
Restaurants, month on month0.2%+0.2 pts
Restaurants, year on year10.2%+8.8 pts
Restaurants, 12-month average5.3%+3.4 pts
Misc227.8index+8.2%
Misc, month on month0.4%+0.4 pts
Misc, year on year8.2%+6.3 pts
Misc, 12-month average5.0%+1.7 pts

Headline

index, 2021 base, monthly. Aug 2026: 223.9, +8.1% on a year earlier

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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from DCS Movements of CCPI / NCPI releases.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values. Constant prices are at the base year's prices. Bases: 2021 (2022–2026), 2013 (2014–2022), Spliced (2014–2026).