See how the price of everything has changed with inflation

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Elvery, S., Riga, J., & Chwasta, a. M. (2026, October 28). See how the price of everything has changed with inflation. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/prices-cost-of-living-inflation-tracker/107296304

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-28 · by Simon Elvery, Jessica Riga, and Madi Chwasta

Quick Summary

Inflation in Australia has surged to 4.3% over the past year, exceeding the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range of 2 to 3%. The article details rising costs across various categories such as automotive fuel, games and toys, electricity, and housing, attributing increases to factors like the end of government subsidies for electricity and higher computer parts prices. Interactive controls allow users to explore price changes over different time periods using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Inflation in Australia has risen significantly, with the consumer price index increasing by 4.3% over the past year, far exceeding the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range of 2 to 3%. This sharp rise affects various sectors, including automotive fuel, which is higher due to the Iran war and the end of a fuel excise cut in August. The cost of games, toys, and hobbies has also increased as manufacturers pass on the rising costs of computer parts to consumers. Additionally, electricity prices have surged after government subsidies designed to manage soaring power costs were discontinued, largely due to the impact of the war in Ukraine. These price hikes put Australians on alert for potential further interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank.

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📰 Inflation Effects On Prices

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ABS Australians Ukraine the Iran war the Reserve Bank of Australia's

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Narrative

- There has been a decent rise in the price of games, toys and hobbies as the escalating cost of computer parts is passed onto consumers. - Electricity has also gone up in the past year, linked to the ending of various government subsidies that were introduced to help cover soaring power costs mostly caused by the war in Ukraine.

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2026-10-31 · ABC News (AU)

See how the price of everything has changed with inflation · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

If it feels like (almost) everything is getting more expensive, that's because it is. asserted

it → feel → ?

Inflation has jumped, putting Australians on alert for another interest rate rise. asserted

Inflation → jump → rise

The consumer price index rose by 4.3 per cent in the past year, well above the Reserve Bank of Australia's target of 2 to 3 per cent. asserted

index → rise → cent

Below, we've tracked prices across all kinds of goods and services, including food, electricity, travel and housing. asserted

we → track → food

- You'll notice an increase in automotive fuel. asserted

You → notice → fuel

It's higher than a year ago due to the Iran war and has surged in recent months due to the fuel excise cut being ended on August 2. asserted

cut → surge → August

that → escalate → Ukraine

About the data - Data is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), specifically the September 2026 Consumer Price Index release, retrieved via the ABS Data API. asserted

Data → retrieve → API

The ABC published a version of this article last quarter using data from the June release. asserted

ABC → publish → release

- The change over three months and one year is calculated from monthly CPI data. asserted

change → calculate → data

- The monthly CPI series is relatively new and only available for all categories since April 2024, so the figures displayed when "Since COVID" is selected use quarterly CPI data from the same September 2026 ABS release. asserted

Since → display → release

- In the category "Other food products", n.e.c. stands for "not elsewhere classified". asserted

. → stand → category

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