New monthly inflation data shows jump from 3.6pc in September to 3.8pc in October
Inflation jumped to 3.8 per cent in October, up from 3.6 per cent in September. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9 per cent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.2 per cent), and recreation and culture (+3.2 cent). This is the first release of the complete Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Michelle Marquardt, ABS head of prices statistics, says it marks the transition from the traditional quarterly CPI to the complete monthly CPI as Australia's primary measure of headline inflation. Read more- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/inflation-3-8pc-october-2025-australia-bureau-of-statistics/106054014