Inside its usual range of 4.3% to 6.1%. The low is 3.1%, in May 2024. Up from 4.1% a year ago.
What it is. Consumer inflation excluding food and fuel.
How to read it. Food and fuel prices swing with the weather and oil. Core inflation shows the underlying trend the RBI watches.
| Latest | 4.4% | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| A week ago | 4.2% | |
| A month ago | 4.2% | |
| A year ago | 4.1% | |
| Usual range | 4.3% to 6.1% | |
| Median | 5.0% | |
| Lowest | 3.1% | 1 May 2024 |
| Highest | 10.4% | 1 Jan 2012 |
| Percentile, full history | 32 | |
| Percentile, last 5 years | 56 |
The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2012. A percentile is the share of the 176 readings since 1 Jan 2012 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.
To cite: tipsheet, “Core CPI inflation”, data to Aug 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/core-cpi-inflation/
the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.