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Australia Commodity Prices 2026-10-01 16:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

Australia Commodity Prices came in at 106.6 on Oct 1, 2026, compared with 105.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
106.6
Previous
105.6
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-09-30

Last updated:

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Australia Commodity Prices release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Australia Commodity Prices chart through 2026-09-30
AUD Commodity Prices readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 106.6.

Commodity Prices release read

Australia Commodity Prices came in at 106.6 on Oct 1, 2026, compared with 105.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Commodity Prices page shows the full time series for Australia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For AUD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID aud_commodity_prices_2026-10-01
API announcement ID aud_commodity_prices_2026-09-30
Release time
2026-10-01 06:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-09-30
Actual value 106.6
Previous value 105.6
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1790836200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Commodity Prices history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Australia Commodity Prices.

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

Australia Commodity Prices was 106.6 Index (2024/25=100) in September 2026. The previous reading was 105.6 Index (2024/25=100).

When was this Australia Commodity Prices release published?

This release was published on Oct 1, 2026 at 16:30 Australia/Sydney.

When is the next Australia Commodity Prices release?

The next Australia Commodity Prices release is scheduled for Nov 2, 2026 at 16:30 Australia/Sydney.

What is the official source for Australia Commodity Prices?

RBA publishes the official Commodity Prices 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": 1790836200,
  "announcement_id": "aud_commodity_prices_2026-09-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/frequency/commodity-prices/2026/icp-0926.html",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-01T06:30:10.392858Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1790836210392858287,
  "date": "2026-09-30",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 10392.858,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1790836210392858287,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790836200,
  "previous_value": 105.6,
  "publication_time_precision": "day",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790836200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 10392.858,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790836210392858287,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790836200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 106.6,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790836200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 10741.301,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790836210741300513,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790836200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 106.6,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 106.6,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}