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Fuel prices

How much have petrol and diesel prices changed?

Fuel prices: +13.5% over the 12 months to August 2026.

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+13.5%change in fuel prices over the past 12 months · August 2026
Since the government took office
little changed−0.6%100.0 → 99.4 (Jun qtr 2022 → Jun qtr 2026)Shown for context, without a better or worse colour.
Over the past year
Higher+6.3%93.5 → 99.4 (Jun qtr 2025 → Jun qtr 2026)

Fuel prices

  • CPI automotive fuel
  • Fuel prices (CPI automotive fuel), June qtr 2022 = 100
  • All prices (CPI), June qtr 2022 = 100

What this is

Petrol and diesel prices as measured in the Consumer Price Index. The headline compares the latest month with the same month a year earlier.

Why it matters

Fuel is a large weekly cost for most households and businesses, and it feeds into the price of almost everything that is transported.

More from the figures

  • Fuel prices in the monthly CPI were 13.5% higher than a year earlier in August 2026.
  • From the June quarter 2022 to the June quarter 2026, fuel prices changed −0.6%, while all prices changed +16.8%.
  • Fuel prices in the June quarter 2022 were the highest in the series up to that time.
  • Fuel excise was halved from 30 March to 28 September 2022, then restored in full.

How it’s calculated

ABS CPI automotive fuel index. Headline: latest month against the same month a year earlier (monthly CPI). Chart: quarterly index rebased to June quarter 2022 = 100, beside all groups CPI.

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