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Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index — June Quarter 2026

Released Reference period: June Quarter 2026 Economy
+0.7% Increase Quarterly change in headline CPI

Highlights

  • The headline CPI showed an increase of 0.7 percent from the March quarter 2025 to the June quarter 2026.
  • The headline CPI also showed an increase of 5.3 percent from the June quarter 2025 to the June quarter 2026.

Major Contributors to the Change in June Quarter 2026

The primary drivers of the increase this quarter were the Food and non-Alcoholic Beverages, Housing Group, Transport Group, and Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Betel Nut Group.

  1. Food and non-Alcoholic Beverages Group
    • This group increased by 3.4 percent this quarter.
    • The rise was mainly due to decreases in Fruits & Vegetables (8.4%) and Other Food Products (5.0%).
  2. Housing Group
    • This group increased by 1.5 percentthis quarter.
    • The rise was mainly due to an increase in Cooking (8.8%).
  3. Transport Group
    • This group increased by 1.4 percentthis quarter.
    • Key factors included a rise in Fares (+1.4%) and Fuels & Lubricants (+5.8%).

Offsetting Trends

The overall increase in the June quarter was slightly offset by a decrease in the Alcohol Beverages, Tobacco & Betel Nut Group.

  • This group decreased by -3.2 percentthis quarter.
  • The decline was mainly due to the decrease in Betel Nut & Mustard (-6.9%)prices.