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source: Melbourne Institute
url: https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/macroeconomics/survey-of-consumer-inflationary-and-wage-expectations
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-05-04T01:13:50Z
period: April 2026
parent_publication: Survey of Consumer Inflationary and Wage Expectations
indicators_covered: [MI Inflation Gauge MoM, Trimmed Mean Inflation Expectations]
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# Consumer inflation expectations increase in April

The expected inflation rate (30-per-cent trimmed mean measure) rose by 0.7 percentage points in April to 5.9 per cent. The sharp rise in April reflects the recent spike in oil prices. April's trimmed mean measure is at its highest since November 2022. In contrast, trimmed mean wage expectations have remained unchanged for the past five months.

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**Release Date:** 16 Apr 2026  
**Next release:** 11 am (AEST), Thursday 14 May 2026

The Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations measures are designed to represent the average householder's expected rate of consumer price changes over the coming 12 months.