Inflation Record$100 in 2025 → 2026 (Year to Date) (Australia)
Official data verified · CPI (ABS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0)
+3.5% cumulative inflation · 2025–2026
Your $100 in 2025 would have the purchasing power of $103.54 in Australia today.
2026 is the current, partial year (through September 2026); the headline conversion therefore compares 2025 with 2026 year-to-date.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2025 had the same average buying power as $103.54 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 3.5% across this 1-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -3.4%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ABS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2025 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.04 |
| $5 | $5.18 |
| $10 | $10.35 |
| $20 | $20.71 |
| $50 | $51.77 |
| $100 | $103.54 |
| $500 | $517.72 |
| $1,000 | $1,035.43 |
| $10,000 | $10,354.34 |
| $100,000 | $103,543.37 |
Key facts about 2026
- Consumer prices rose 3.5% in 2026 — the 34th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2026 is in the monthly-CPI era: its average is built from monthly values, linked to the 2011-12=100 base (see methodology).
Monthly CPI in 2026
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 145.9 | 3.8% |
| February | 145.9 | 3.7% |
| March | 147.5 | 4.6% |
| April | 148.0 | 4.2% |
| May | 147.0 | 4.0% |
| June | 146.9 | 3.8% |
| July | 148.4 | 3.5% |
| August | 149.0 | 4.0% |
| September | 150.3 | 4.3% |
Annual average for 2026: 147.671 — partial year (9 months published so far)
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2025 annual average): 142.618 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.0354
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.