{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-inflation-cpi","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-inflation-cpi","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-inflation-cpi/","title":"Australia Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %) (2025)","description":"Australia's Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %): 2.9 % annual change in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. 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Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.3 % annual change in 1976 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.2 in 1997. The latest reading of 2.9 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}