Australia producer prices rise 1.1% in September quarter

Australia's final-demand producer-price index excluding exports rose 1.1% in the September quarter of 2026 and 3.6% over the preceding twelve months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on 30 October.

The quarterly picture was mixed across industries. Building-construction output prices increased 1.3%, while manufacturing output prices fell 1.3%. The release concerns the September quarter, not prices observed on 30 October or during November.

The production-price measures

Exact primary source checked at 2026-10-31T09:00:49.033Z. Amounts and periods are as labelled below.

Why PPI is not CPI

Producer price indexes measure changes as goods and services enter or leave production. The consumer price index measures a different part of the economy, from the household consumption perspective. The 3.6% annual producer-price movement should not be relabelled as the household inflation rate.

The final-demand index is compiled on a net basis to avoid counting intermediate transactions repeatedly. Industry-specific output indexes use a different gross-industry scope. That is another reason not to add the construction and manufacturing percentages to reproduce the headline result.

Use the period and sector labels

ABS identified construction and services as drivers of the aggregate rise, while petroleum and coal product manufacturing partly offset the increase. That is the statistical agency's explanation of the index, not a new forecast of commodity prices or company margins.

The practical use is to compare the same producer-price series across quarters and then examine the industries relevant to a business. These data alone cannot establish an individual firm's costs, its ability to raise selling prices or the next central-bank decision. A later release can also revise the statistical picture.

Primary source record

Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/producer-price-indexes-australia/latest-release; observed 2026-10-31T09:00:49.033Z. This is primary-source checking assisted by AI, not independent human editorial approval.

Additional primary record

Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/methodologies/producer-price-indexes-australia-methodology/sep-2026; checked 2026-10-31T09:07:00.068Z. Official methodology for the same release, verifying scope and terms rather than independently confirming numerical changes.

Recorded source observation: 31 Oct 2026, 14:37:00 IST. This is a source-check timestamp, not a market quote or a new article update.