Macro & Inflation price indices for Australia
17 official price series covering 12 subcategories in Australia. Sources: FRED, EIA, USDA, DBnomics. Latest data: 2026-03-01.
Macro & Inflation indices for Australia cover 17 series across CPI, PPI, Import Prices. Latest data: 2026-03-01. OECD Real Minimum Wage (USD-PPP, hourly, Australia) leads the upside at +2.8% over the past month, +9.6% year on year. OECD Labour Compensation per Hour, Manufacturing (Australia) has moved the other direction at -4.1% over the same window. For procurement teams sourcing macro & inflation inputs in or from Australia, the table below carries the full series, source IDs, and frequencies so you can pull the raw data into a negotiation model or supplier benchmarking view.
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Indices and recent changes
Ranked by 1-month change. Click any row for full chart and forecast.
| Index | Current | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD Real Minimum Wage (USD-PPP, hourly, Australia) Minimum Wage · USD-PPP per hour | 16.49 | +2.8% | +1.5% | +9.6% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Total Economy (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 101.32 | +1.1% | +1.8% | +26.9% |
| OECD Manufacturing Hourly Earnings Index (Australia) Labour Cost · Index | 134.21 | +0.5% | +4.4% | +16.3% |
| OECD Average Annual Wage (USD-PPP, Australia) Wages · USD-PPP per year | 70,736.19 | +0.4% | -2.7% | +1.9% |
| OECD ULC, Wholesale & Retail Trade (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 100.07 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +20.4% |
| OECD Composite Leading Indicator (Australia) Leading Indicator · Index (LT avg=100) | 100.82 | +0.1% | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| WB GDP per Capita, USD (Australia) GDP · USD | 64,711.77 | -0.6% | +24.8% | +3.4% |
| OECD ULC, Information & Communication (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 96.45 | -1.2% | -6.0% | -3.6% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Manufacturing (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 99.87 | -1.2% | +0.3% | +20.4% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Industry B-E (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 96.17 | -1.6% | -8.6% | +0.2% |
| OECD ULC, Construction (Australia) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 102.73 | -2.0% | +4.4% | +36.3% |
| OECD Labour Productivity, Manufacturing GVA per Hour (Australia) Labour Productivity · Index (2015=100) | 95.93 | -2.9% | -0.9% | +5.1% |
| OECD Labour Compensation per Hour, Manufacturing (Australia) Labour Compensation · Index (2015=100) | 95.12 | -4.1% | -1.6% | +25.8% |
| CPI: All Items (Australia) CPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Industry (Australia) PPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| Import Prices (Australia) Import Prices · Index | — | — | — | — |
| AUD/USD Exchange Rate FX · Rate | — | — | — | — |
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Data is refreshed on source release. FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), EIA (US Energy Information Administration), USDA NASS, and DBnomics aggregate official series from 90+ statistical agencies. All series IDs shown above can be retrieved via the free ProcureIndex API: /docs. Methodology and freshness logic at /docs/sources.