Inflation & Prices•Series ID: 3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q•1999–2026
Producer Price Index (Final Demand) - Historical Data
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for Final Demand measures price changes for goods and services as they leave the production sector, acting as an upstream indicator of consumer inflation.
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Current Statistics & Historical Records
Latest Reading (2026 Q2)
3.6%
Prev (2026 Q1): 3.0%+0.6 pp
Highest Recorded (2022 Q3)
6.4%
Post-pandemic inflation surge & rapid RBA tightening cycle
Lowest Recorded (2009 Q4)
-1.5%
Recorded in 2009 Q4
Long-Run Mean (1999–2026)
2.5%
28 annual observations · Quarterly
Producer Price Index (Final Demand) - Historical Series (1999–2026)
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q) Latest: 3.6 % p.a. (2026 Q2)
Producer Price Index (Final Demand) by Decade (1999–2026)
Decade averages, peaks, and troughs across Australian economic cycles
1990s1999–1999
1.0%
High (1999):1.0%
Low (1999):1.0%
2000s2000–2009
2.9%
High (2008):5.3%
Low (2009):1.2%
2010s2010–2019
1.6%
High (2011):3.0%
Low (2016):0.9%
2020s2020–2026
3.3%
High (2022):5.7%
Low (2020):0.1%
Producer Price Index (Final Demand) - Historical Table (1999–2026)
Unit: % p.a. · Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q)
| Year | Producer Prices (PPI) (% p.a.) | Year Range (Low – High) | Historical Context / Year Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3% | 3.0% – 3.6% | The Australian Economy in 2026 → |
| 2025 | 3.5% | 3.4% – 3.7% | Disinflation & monetary policy recalibration |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 3.7% – 4.8% | The Australian Economy in 2024 → |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 3.8% – 4.9% | The Australian Economy in 2023 → |
| 2022 | 5.7% | 4.9% – 6.4% | Post-pandemic inflation surge & rapid RBA tightening cycle |
| 2021 | 2.2% | 0.2% – 3.7% | The Australian Economy in 2021 → |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.4% – 1.3% | COVID-19 pandemic shock & 0.10% cash rate floor |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 1.4% – 2.0% | The Australian Economy in 2019 → |
| 2018 | 1.8% | 1.5% – 2.1% | The Australian Economy in 2018 → |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 1.3% – 1.7% | The Australian Economy in 2017 → |
| 2016 | 0.9% | 0.5% – 1.2% | The Australian Economy in 2016 → |
| 2015 | 1.4% | 0.7% – 1.9% | The Australian Economy in 2015 → |
| 2014 | 1.8% | 1.1% – 2.5% | The Australian Economy in 2014 → |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 1.2% – 1.9% | The Australian Economy in 2013 → |
| 2012 | 1.1% | 1.0% – 1.4% | The Australian Economy in 2012 → |
| 2011 | 3.0% | 2.7% – 3.4% | China mining investment & Terms of Trade supercycle peak |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.2% – 2.7% | The Australian Economy in 2010 → |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.5% – 4.0% | The Australian Economy in 2009 → |
| 2008 | 5.3% | 4.7% – 6.3% | Global Financial Crisis (GFC) & emergency rate cuts |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 2.3% – 2.8% | The Australian Economy in 2007 → |
| 2006 | 4.0% | 3.5% – 4.5% | The Australian Economy in 2006 → |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 3.0% – 3.6% | The Australian Economy in 2005 → |
| 2004 | 2.7% | 0.9% – 4.3% | The Australian Economy in 2004 → |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 1.0% – 1.9% | The Australian Economy in 2003 → |
| 2002 | 1.3% | 0.6% – 2.0% | The Australian Economy in 2002 → |
| 2001 | 2.9% | 1.7% – 3.7% | The Australian Economy in 2001 → |
| 2000 | 4.5% | 3.4% – 5.3% | Introduction of the 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) |
| 1999 | 1.0% | 0.3% – 1.7% | The Australian Economy in 1999 → |
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Source Information & Methodology
- Primary Institution:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- Dataset / Publication:
- Producer Price Indexes, Australia - Final Demand
- Series / Table ID:
- ABS Dataflow PPI_FD (3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q)
- Release Frequency:
- Quarterly
• Primary source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) - Producer Price Indexes, Australia - Final Demand (ABS Dataflow PPI_FD).
• Observation frequency: Quarterly. Annual table values represent calendar year averages.
• Series coverage spans 1999 to 2026 (28 annual observations).
APA Citation:Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2026). Producer Price Indexes, Australia - Final Demand (Dataflow PPI_FD: 3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q). Retrieved October 2026 from https://data.api.abs.gov.au
Frequently Asked Questions: Producer Price Index (Final Demand)
- What is the current Producer Price Index (Final Demand)?
- As of 2026 Q2, the latest recorded Producer Price Index (Final Demand) is 3.6 (% p.a.), compared with 3.0 in 2026 Q1.
- What is the highest and lowest Producer Price Index (Final Demand) ever recorded in Australia?
- Across the historical series (1999–2026), the highest observation was 6.4 (% p.a.) in 2022 Q3, while the lowest was -1.5 (% p.a.) in 2009 Q4. The long-run historical average is 2.5.
- Where is the official Producer Price Index (Final Demand) data sourced from?
- This series is compiled from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Producer Price Indexes, Australia - Final Demand, Series ID: 3.TOT.TOT.TOTXE.Q) and is updated on a quarterly basis under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).