Producer prices (PPI) · Australia
Australia PPI QoQ
The Australia PPI QoQ measures the prices that producers in Australia receive for their goods (and in some countries services), or pay for their inputs, before taxes and retail margins.
- Importance
- Medium
- Released
- Quarterly
- Currency
- AUD · Australian dollar
- Central bank
- The Reserve Bank of Australia
Latest figures
The latest release for Q3, published on 30 October 2026, came in at 1.1%, above the consensus of 1%, down from 1.3% the time before.
A higher figure than expected makes the Reserve Bank of Australia more likely to keep rates high or raise them: it tends to support the Australian dollar and push bond yields up, and is often a weight on stocks.
Over the last 8 releases it ranged from 0.4% to 1.3%, averaging 0.9%.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | Q3 | 1.1% | 1% | 1.3% |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Q2 | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1 May 2026 | Q1 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Q4 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Q3 | 1% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Q2 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 2 May 2025 | Q1 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Q4 | 0.8% | 1% | 1.0% ® |
Why it matters
Producer prices are an early warning for consumer inflation: when factories pay more for energy and materials, part of the cost reaches shop prices in the following months. They also show profit pressure.
How it is calculated
the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) surveys companies on the prices of representative products at the factory gate; the index is weighted by each product's share of output. Input PPI covers materials and fuel bought; output PPI the goods sold.
PPI change (yoy) = PPI ÷ PPI 12 months ago − 1What changes mean
- Input prices rising faster than output prices squeeze margins.
- A sharp move in PPI often reflects oil and metals; check the core (ex food and energy) version.
Higher than expected: A higher figure than expected makes the Reserve Bank of Australia more likely to keep rates high or raise them: it tends to support the Australian dollar and push bond yields up, and is often a weight on stocks.
Lower than expected: A lower figure than expected gives the Reserve Bank of Australia room to cut or hold rates lower: the Australian dollar tends to soften and bond yields to fall.
A short history
Wholesale price indexes are among the oldest economic statistics; the US index dates back to 1902 and was renamed the Producer Price Index in 1978.
Questions
What is the Australia PPI QoQ?
The Australia PPI QoQ measures the prices that producers in Australia receive for their goods (and in some countries services), or pay for their inputs, before taxes and retail margins.
What was the latest Australia PPI QoQ?
1.1% for Q3, published on 30 October 2026 (consensus 1%, previous 1.3%).
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