Import and export prices · Australia
Australia Import Prices QoQ
The Australia Import Prices QoQ measures the change in the prices of goods that Australia buys from (imports) or sells to (exports) the rest of the world.
- Importance
- Medium
- Released
- Quarterly
- Currency
- AUD · Australian dollar
- Central bank
- The Reserve Bank of Australia
Latest figures
The latest release for Q3, published on 29 October 2026, came in at -1.1%, below the consensus of 1.3%, down from 5.7% the time before.
Over the last 8 releases it ranged from -1.1% to 5.7%, averaging 1.0%.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Q3 | -1.1% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Q2 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Q1 | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.9% |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Q4 | 0.9% | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Q3 | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Q2 | -0.8% | -0.5% | 3.3% |
| 1 May 2025 | Q1 | 3.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Q4 | 0.2% | -1.5% | -1.4% |
Why it matters
Import prices pass through to consumer inflation, especially when the Australian dollar has weakened. Export prices and the terms of trade (export ÷ import prices) show how much a country earns for what it sells, which matters for commodity exporters such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
How it is calculated
Prices of traded goods are surveyed or taken from customs data and weighted by trade shares.
Terms of trade = export price index ÷ import price index × 100What changes mean
- Rising import prices with a weak currency: more inflation ahead.
- Improving terms of trade support national income and the currency.
A short history
Terms of trade have been studied since David Ricardo's comparative advantage (1817); the Prebisch–Singer thesis (1950) argued that commodity exporters' terms of trade tend to decline.
Questions
What is the Australia Import Prices QoQ?
The Australia Import Prices QoQ measures the change in the prices of goods that Australia buys from (imports) or sells to (exports) the rest of the world.
What was the latest Australia Import Prices QoQ?
-1.1% for Q3, published on 29 October 2026 (consensus 1.3%, previous 5.7%).
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