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The quarter-on-quarter change in Australian consumer prices, with the trimmed mean published as the RBA's preferred core measure.
| Published by | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Currency affected | AUD |
| Release frequency | Quarterly |
| Usual release time | 01:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Impact rating | High impact |
| Typical volatility | 50-100 pips on AUD/USD inside the first 30 minutes |
The Australia CPI (QoQ) is released quarterly by Australian Bureau of Statistics, usually at 01:30 GMT (UTC+00:00). These are the dates inside our calendar window.
Every release in the window has already been published. The next one falls outside the four-week demo calendar.
Australia publishes full inflation data only quarterly, so each release carries three months of information at once.
The trimmed mean is what the RBA targets, and it frequently diverges from the headline.
Typical volatility around the release is 50-100 pips on AUD/USD inside the first 30 minutes. That is an average, not a limit: when the figure lands far from consensus, or when it contradicts the central bank's own guidance, the move can be several times larger and can extend for the rest of the session.
| Pair | Why it reacts |
|---|---|
| AUD/USD | Direct inflation repricing. |
| AUD/JPY | Carry expression. |
| AUD/NZD | Relative-inflation trade. |
Surprise is the released figure minus the consensus forecast, in the units of the release. Green means the figure printed above consensus, red below.
| Release date | Period | Previous | Forecast | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Q1 2026 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Q4 2025 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | -0.1 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Q3 2025 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0 |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Q2 2025 | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Q1 2025 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Q4 2024 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Q3 2024 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Q2 2024 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the Australia CPI (QoQ) for Australia. It is released quarterly, typically at 01:30 GMT (UTC+00:00).
We rate this release high impact. In our sample the typical move is 50-100 pips on AUD/USD inside the first 30 minutes, though a large deviation from consensus can produce considerably more.
AUD/USD, AUD/JPY, AUD/NZD carry the cleanest reaction. Direct inflation repricing.
No. The currency reaction depends on how the figure changes the expected path of interest rates, not on whether the headline is high or low. The same surprise can be read very differently depending on the central bank's current stance.