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Prices · Demo data

Headline inflation

How fast the general level of prices is rising compared with a year earlier.

13.6% a year

Latest period: Sep 2026. Previous: 14.3 (Aug 2026). Change: ▼ 0.7 percentage points.

What is this?

Inflation is the rate at which prices for a typical basket of goods and services rise over time. 'Headline' means all items are included.

What is happening?

Across the 21 observations shown, the lowest value was 13.6 (Sep 2026) and the highest was 17 (Mar 2025).

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PeriodValue (% a year)Change vs previousStatus
Sep 202613.6▼ 0.7 percentage pointsDemo
Aug 202614.3▼ 0.8 percentage pointsDemo
Jul 202615.1▲ 0.4 percentage pointsDemo
Jun 202614.7▲ 0.5 percentage pointsDemo
May 202614.2▼ 0.5 percentage pointsDemo
Apr 202614.7▲ 0.2 percentage pointsDemo
Mar 202614.5▼ 0.2 percentage pointsDemo
Feb 202614.7▼ 0.8 percentage pointsDemo
Jan 202615.5▲ 0.3 percentage pointsDemo
Dec 202515.2▼ 0.3 percentage pointsDemo
Nov 202515.5▲ 0.4 percentage pointsDemo
Oct 202515.1▼ 0.8 percentage pointsDemo
Sep 202515.9▼ 0.7 percentage pointsDemo
Aug 202516.6▲ 0.3 percentage pointsDemo
Jul 202516.3▲ 0.1 percentage pointsDemo
Jun 202516.2▼ 0.2 percentage pointsDemo
May 202516.4▼ 0.1 percentage pointsDemo
Apr 202516.5▼ 0.5 percentage pointsDemo
Mar 202517▲ 0.3 percentage pointsDemo
Feb 202516.7▲ 0.3 percentage pointsDemo
Jan 202516.4–Demo

AQNI brief · Sep 2026 · Fictional demo

What this movement means

What happened?
In this fictional example, headline inflation was lower than in the previous month.
Why might it have happened?
Demonstration text only. A real brief would name the drivers, backed by cited evidence, or say they are not yet clear.
Why does it matter?
A lower inflation rate means prices are still rising, just more slowly. It does not mean prices are falling.
How might it affect people and businesses?
Demonstration text: a trader might review price lists less often, but still compare supplier costs each month.
My analysis
Demonstration text: this field is for the author's own interpretation.
What I'm watching next
Demonstration text: food inflation, the exchange rate and the next policy-rate decision.

Sources: Demonstration data (synthetic)

Earlier briefs (1)

Aug 2026 (fictional demo)

What happened?
In this fictional example, headline inflation was slightly lower than a month earlier.
Why might it have happened?
Demonstration text only.
Why does it matter?
Demonstration text: why a slowing rate still means higher prices than a year ago.
How might it affect people and businesses?
Demonstration text for businesses.
My analysis
Demonstration text.
What I'm watching next
Demonstration text.

Sources: Demonstration data (synthetic)

Why does it matter?

It shows how quickly money loses buying power. A lower inflation rate means prices are still rising, just more slowly. It does not mean prices are falling.

How does it affect you?

If prices rise faster than your income, your salary or savings buy less than before. People on fixed incomes feel this most.

How could it affect your business?

Rising input costs squeeze margins. Owners must decide whether to raise prices, absorb costs, or change suppliers, and should review prices more often when inflation is high.

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Sources and methodology

Source: Demonstration data (synthetic). Frequency: monthly. Synthetic values generated for testing the AQNI platform. They are not measurements of any real economy. Read our methodology.