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Australia Core CPI Inflation – Apr 29, 2026: 3.5

Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.

Actual
3.5
Previous
0.6
Forecast
--
Surprise
--
Release time
2026-04-29 11:30 Australia/Sydney

2026-04-29 01:30 UTC

Last updated:

AUD Core CPI release chart

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Australia Core CPI chart through 2026-03-31
AUD Core CPI readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 3.5.

AUD Core CPI release context

The official Core CPI inflation row printed 3.5 for 2026-03-31. The previous value was 0.6 and the forecast field was --.

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Release data snapshot

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Public release ID aud_core_inflation_2026-04-29
API announcement ID aud_core_inflation_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-04-29 01:30 UTC
Reference period 2026-03-31
Actual value 3.5
Previous value 0.6
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1777426200

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Australia Core CPI inflation.

What did Australia Core Inflation come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Australia Core Inflation was 3.5% year on year in Q1 2026. The previous reading was 0.6%.

When was this Australia Core Inflation release published?

This release was published on Apr 29, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Australia Core Inflation release?

The next Australia Core Inflation release is scheduled for Sep 30, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

What is the official source for Australia Core Inflation?

ABS publishes the official Core Inflation series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1777426200,
  "announcement_id": "aud_core_inflation_2026-03-31",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-07-24T04:30:46.656228Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1784867446656227768,
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "previous_value": 0.6,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "val": 3.5
}