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Australia vs Japan: gas price inflation compared (September 2026)

September 2026 · Gas price inflation: Australia 1%, Japan 0.1%. Higher: Australia (+0.9pp).

Australia vs Japan: gas price inflation compared (September 2026)Australia: 2025-10 3.8%, 2025-11 4.1%, 2025-12 5.8%, 2026-01 5.8%, 2026-02 5.5%, 2026-03 5.7%, 2026-04 5.7%, 2026-05 4.9%, 2026-06 7.2%, 2026-07 3.7%, 2026-08 3.5%, 2026-09 1%; Japan: 2025-10 1.3%, 2025-11 0.9%, 2025-12 -3.9%, 2026-01 -3.7%, 2026-02 -8.2%, 2026-03 -8.3%, 2026-04 -5.1%, 2026-05 -4.1%, 2026-06 -3.4%, 2026-07 -1.2%, 2026-08 -0.9%, 2026-09 0.1% Australia vs Japan: gas price inflation compared (September 2026) % · 2025-10–2026-09 -8.3%-0.55%7.2%Australia 2025-10: 3.8%Australia 2025-11: 4.1%Australia 2025-12: 5.8%Australia 2026-01: 5.8%Australia 2026-02: 5.5%Australia 2026-03: 5.7%Australia 2026-04: 5.7%Australia 2026-05: 4.9%Australia 2026-06: 7.2%Australia 2026-07: 3.7%Australia 2026-08: 3.5%Australia 2026-09: 1%Australia 1%Japan 2025-10: 1.3%Japan 2025-11: 0.9%Japan 2025-12: -3.9%Japan 2026-01: -3.7%Japan 2026-02: -8.2%Japan 2026-03: -8.3%Japan 2026-04: -5.1%Japan 2026-05: -4.1%Japan 2026-06: -3.4%Japan 2026-07: -1.2%Japan 2026-08: -0.9%Japan 2026-09: 0.1%Japan 0.1%2025-102026-042026-09 ■ Australia ■ Japan Australian Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Bureau of Japan https://vernumo.com/en-au/vs/gas-prices/au-jp
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Bureau of Japan

Recent figures

PeriodAustraliaJapanGap (Australia − Japan)
September 20261%0.1%+0.9pp
August 20263.5%-0.9%+4.4pp
July 20263.7%-1.2%+4.9pp
June 20267.2%-3.4%+10.6pp
May 20264.9%-4.1%+9pp
April 20265.7%-5.1%+10.8pp
March 20265.7%-8.3%+14pp
February 20265.5%-8.2%+13.7pp
January 20265.8%-3.7%+9.5pp
December 20255.8%-3.9%+9.7pp
November 20254.1%0.9%+3.2pp
October 20253.8%1.3%+2.5pp

Definitions and sources

Each figure comes from that country’s official source. Definitions can differ slightly between countries.

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