Wage Price Index, Australia

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The Wage Price Index (WPI) of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which measures changes in the price of labour (hourly rates of pay for a fixed set of jobs): one row per series and quarter, from the September quarter 1997. Series cover total and ordinary time hourly rates of pay, excluding and including bonuses, for the private sector, the public sector and both together, as index numbers and percentage changes from the previous quarter and from the same quarter a year earlier: by industry division for Australia, by state and territory for all industries, and seasonally adjusted and trend for the headline total hourly rates excluding bonuses. A percentage change the ABS cannot compute (the first quarters) is empty, with the ABS's reason in obs_status. The Data API is an ABS beta service whose data can trail the ABS website.

Rows: 45,936
Last release: 2026-10-10
Observation period: 1997-07-01 to 2026-04-01
Frequency: Quarterly

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value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry B162.1 on 2026-04-01

value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry C162.2 on 2026-04-01

value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry D173.0 on 2026-04-01

value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry B. Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
1997-07-01	63.9
1997-10-01	64.4
1998-01-01	64.8
1998-04-01	65.1
1998-07-01	65.5
1998-10-01	65.9
1999-01-01	66.5
1999-04-01	67.1
1999-07-01	67.5
1999-10-01	67.7
2000-01-01	68.0
2000-04-01	68.3
2000-07-01	69.2
2000-10-01	69.5
2001-01-01	70.4
2001-04-01	70.9
2001-07-01	71.4
2001-10-01	72.0
2002-01-01	73.0
2002-04-01	73.3
2002-07-01	74.3
2002-10-01	74.9
2003-01-01	75.2
2003-04-01	75.6
2003-07-01	76.4
2003-10-01	77.0
2004-01-01	77.4
2004-04-01	78.0
2004-07-01	79.0
2004-10-01	80.1
2005-01-01	80.6
2005-04-01	81.8
2005-07-01	83.0
2005-10-01	83.5
2006-01-01	84.6
2006-04-01	86.6
2006-07-01	87.8
2006-10-01	88.9
2007-01-01	89.8
2007-04-01	91.4
2007-07-01	92.6
2007-10-01	93.3
2008-01-01	95.1
2008-04-01	97.5
2008-07-01	98.5
2008-10-01	99.3
2009-01-01	100.6
2009-04-01	101.6
2009-07-01	102.1
2009-10-01	102.9
2010-01-01	104.0
2010-04-01	105.5
2010-07-01	106.1
2010-10-01	107.5
2011-01-01	108.8
2011-04-01	109.8
2011-07-01	110.4
2011-10-01	111.4
2012-01-01	113.8
2012-04-01	115.5
2012-07-01	116.0
2012-10-01	117.1
2013-01-01	118.6
2013-04-01	119.5
2013-07-01	119.8
2013-10-01	120.7
2014-01-01	121.4
2014-04-01	122.5
2014-07-01	122.8
2014-10-01	123.6
2015-01-01	124.3
2015-04-01	124.9
2015-07-01	125.4
2015-10-01	125.5
2016-01-01	126.1
2016-04-01	126.5
2016-07-01	126.7
2016-10-01	126.8
2017-01-01	126.9
2017-04-01	127.9
2017-07-01	128.2
2017-10-01	128.5
2018-01-01	128.7
2018-04-01	129.6
2018-07-01	130.4
2018-10-01	130.8
2019-01-01	131.6
2019-04-01	132.4
2019-07-01	133.0
2019-10-01	133.8
2020-01-01	134.3
2020-04-01	135.0
2020-07-01	135.4
2020-10-01	135.8
2021-01-01	136.2
2021-04-01	136.8
2021-07-01	137.3
2021-10-01	138.2
2022-01-01	138.7
2022-04-01	139.9
2022-07-01	141.1
2022-10-01	142.7
2023-01-01	144.0
2023-04-01	145.6
2023-07-01	146.7
2023-10-01	148.6
2024-01-01	149.4
2024-04-01	151.3
2024-07-01	152.3
2024-10-01	153.8
2025-01-01	154.6
2025-04-01	156.6
2025-07-01	157.8
2025-10-01	159.5
2026-01-01	160.3
2026-04-01	162.1

value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry C. Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
1997-07-01	67.4
1997-10-01	68.0
1998-01-01	68.8
1998-04-01	69.2
1998-07-01	69.8
1998-10-01	70.3
1999-01-01	70.6
1999-04-01	71.1
1999-07-01	71.8
1999-10-01	72.2
2000-01-01	72.8
2000-04-01	73.2
2000-07-01	73.9
2000-10-01	74.6
2001-01-01	75.3
2001-04-01	75.8
2001-07-01	76.6
2001-10-01	77.1
2002-01-01	77.7
2002-04-01	78.2
2002-07-01	79.2
2002-10-01	79.8
2003-01-01	80.4
2003-04-01	80.9
2003-07-01	81.8
2003-10-01	82.7
2004-01-01	83.1
2004-04-01	83.7
2004-07-01	84.9
2004-10-01	85.4
2005-01-01	86.3
2005-04-01	87.0
2005-07-01	88.2
2005-10-01	88.8
2006-01-01	89.5
2006-04-01	90.2
2006-07-01	91.1
2006-10-01	91.8
2007-01-01	92.9
2007-04-01	94.0
2007-07-01	95.2
2007-10-01	95.9
2008-01-01	97.0
2008-04-01	98.2
2008-07-01	98.9
2008-10-01	99.8
2009-01-01	100.3
2009-04-01	100.9
2009-07-01	101.5
2009-10-01	102.0
2010-01-01	102.4
2010-04-01	103.4
2010-07-01	104.7
2010-10-01	105.8
2011-01-01	106.5
2011-04-01	107.5
2011-07-01	108.5
2011-10-01	109.8
2012-01-01	110.6
2012-04-01	111.7
2012-07-01	112.6
2012-10-01	113.3
2013-01-01	113.9
2013-04-01	114.8
2013-07-01	116.0
2013-10-01	116.5
2014-01-01	117.4
2014-04-01	117.9
2014-07-01	119.0
2014-10-01	119.8
2015-01-01	120.5
2015-04-01	121.1
2015-07-01	122.1
2015-10-01	122.8
2016-01-01	123.2
2016-04-01	123.8
2016-07-01	124.5
2016-10-01	125.0
2017-01-01	125.7
2017-04-01	126.2
2017-07-01	127.2
2017-10-01	127.9
2018-01-01	128.5
2018-04-01	129.0
2018-07-01	130.1
2018-10-01	130.7
2019-01-01	131.1
2019-04-01	131.6
2019-07-01	132.6
2019-10-01	133.0
2020-01-01	133.6
2020-04-01	133.9
2020-07-01	134.5
2020-10-01	135.0
2021-01-01	135.6
2021-04-01	136.2
2021-07-01	137.1
2021-10-01	138.3
2022-01-01	139.2
2022-04-01	140.3
2022-07-01	142.2
2022-10-01	143.9
2023-01-01	145.1
2023-04-01	146.1
2023-07-01	148.4
2023-10-01	150.0
2024-01-01	150.8
2024-04-01	151.8
2024-07-01	154.0
2024-10-01	155.6
2025-01-01	156.1
2025-04-01	157.0
2025-07-01	158.9
2025-10-01	160.1
2026-01-01	161.1
2026-04-01	162.2

value, index OHRPEB, tsest 10, region AUS, sector 1, measure 1, industry D. Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
1997-07-01	65.5
1997-10-01	66.0
1998-01-01	66.5
1998-04-01	66.8
1998-07-01	67.3
1998-10-01	67.6
1999-01-01	68.1
1999-04-01	68.6
1999-07-01	69.2
1999-10-01	69.5
2000-01-01	70.0
2000-04-01	71.2
2000-07-01	71.7
2000-10-01	72.2
2001-01-01	72.6
2001-04-01	73.1
2001-07-01	74.1
2001-10-01	75.2
2002-01-01	75.8
2002-04-01	76.1
2002-07-01	77.0
2002-10-01	78.0
2003-01-01	78.5
2003-04-01	78.9
2003-07-01	79.6
2003-10-01	80.4
2004-01-01	81.1
2004-04-01	81.3
2004-07-01	82.6
2004-10-01	83.5
2005-01-01	84.7
2005-04-01	85.0
2005-07-01	86.0
2005-10-01	87.1
2006-01-01	88.1
2006-04-01	88.9
2006-07-01	90.3
2006-10-01	91.3
2007-01-01	92.0
2007-04-01	92.7
2007-07-01	94.0
2007-10-01	95.1
2008-01-01	96.2
2008-04-01	96.8
2008-07-01	98.2
2008-10-01	99.9
2009-01-01	100.8
2009-04-01	101.2
2009-07-01	102.2
2009-10-01	103.3
2010-01-01	104.1
2010-04-01	104.9
2010-07-01	106.0
2010-10-01	107.2
2011-01-01	108.3
2011-04-01	108.9
2011-07-01	109.9
2011-10-01	111.4
2012-01-01	112.2
2012-04-01	113.1
2012-07-01	115.5
2012-10-01	116.4
2013-01-01	117.9
2013-04-01	118.3
2013-07-01	119.8
2013-10-01	120.3
2014-01-01	121.4
2014-04-01	121.6
2014-07-01	123.3
2014-10-01	124.4
2015-01-01	125.4
2015-04-01	125.7
2015-07-01	126.9
2015-10-01	127.6
2016-01-01	128.8
2016-04-01	128.9
2016-07-01	130.2
2016-10-01	130.5
2017-01-01	131.5
2017-04-01	131.7
2017-07-01	132.4
2017-10-01	132.8
2018-01-01	134.0
2018-04-01	134.5
2018-07-01	136.2
2018-10-01	136.8
2019-01-01	138.1
2019-04-01	138.7
2019-07-01	140.1
2019-10-01	141.3
2020-01-01	141.9
2020-04-01	142.4
2020-07-01	143.1
2020-10-01	144.2
2021-01-01	144.4
2021-04-01	144.6
2021-07-01	145.4
2021-10-01	146.4
2022-01-01	147.1
2022-04-01	147.7
2022-07-01	149.4
2022-10-01	150.7
2023-01-01	152.7
2023-04-01	153.5
2023-07-01	155.6
2023-10-01	157.2
2024-01-01	158.1
2024-04-01	159.1
2024-07-01	161.5
2024-10-01	162.5
2025-01-01	164.0
2025-04-01	165.7
2025-07-01	167.9
2025-10-01	168.7
2026-01-01	171.6
2026-04-01	173.0

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Publisher
Australian Bureau of Statisticsdata.api.abs.gov.au
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2026-10-10 20:31 UTCMethod: sdmx
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First rowsOrdered by index, measure, sector, industry, region, tsest, period.

First rows of abs/wage-price-index, ordered by index, measure, sector, industry, region, tsest, period
measurestringorder	indexstringorderbind	sectorstringorder	industrystringorder	tseststringorder	regionstringorder	perioddateorder	valuedecimal	unit_measurestring	obs_statusstring	obs_commentstring
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1997-07-01	63.9	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1997-10-01	64.4	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1998-01-01	64.8	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1998-04-01	65.1	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1998-07-01	65.5	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1998-10-01	65.9	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1999-01-01	66.5	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1999-04-01	67.1	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1999-07-01	67.5	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	1999-10-01	67.7	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2000-01-01	68.0	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2000-04-01	68.3	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2000-07-01	69.2	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2000-10-01	69.5	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2001-01-01	70.4	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2001-04-01	70.9	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2001-07-01	71.4	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2001-10-01	72.0	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2002-01-01	73.0	IN	null	null
1	OHRPEB	1	B	10	AUS	2002-04-01	73.3	IN	null	null

Schema

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Fields of release rel_01M4KR85XSYZGPQFVW6GHBAQGV
Field	Type	Unit	Definition	Nullable	Access
`measure`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS WPI measure code (MEASURE): 1 quarterly index, 2 percentage change from previous quarter, 3 percentage change from corresponding quarter of previous year	No	Filter
`index`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS WPI index code (INDEX): THRPEB total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses (the headline), THRPIB including bonuses, OHRPEB ordinary time hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, OHRPIB including bonuses	No	Bind
`sector`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS sector code (SECTOR): 7 private and public, 1 private, 2 public	No	Filter
`industry`Primary key	`string`	None	ANZSIC 2006 industry code (INDUSTRY): TOT all industries, or a division letter from B mining to S other services; codelist_labels in the spec lists every division	No	Filter
`tsest`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS adjustment type code (TSEST): 10 original, 20 seasonally adjusted, 30 trend	No	Filter
`region`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS state code (REGION): AUS Australia, 1 New South Wales, 2 Victoria, 3 Queensland, 4 South Australia, 5 Western Australia, 6 Tasmania, 7 Northern Territory, 8 Australian Capital Territory	No	Filter
`period`Primary key	`date`	None	Reference quarter, as its first day: 2026-04-01 is the June quarter 2026 (the ABS's 2026-Q2)	No	Range
`value`	`decimal(18,1)`	None	The observation (OBS_VALUE) as published, in unit_measure: index numbers on the index reference period 2008-09 = 100.0 (the ABS's WPI methodology; this flow's BASE_PERIOD is empty), percentage changes in percent; empty when the ABS publishes no value, with the reason in obs_status	Yes	Filter
`unit_measure`	`string`	None	ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): IN index numbers, PCT percent	No	Filter
`obs_status`	`string`	None	ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS, empty for most values: u not applicable (a percentage change with no earlier quarter to compare), among others	Yes	Filter
`obs_comment`	`string`	None	ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026	Yes	Filter

measurestring
Primary key
ABS WPI measure code (MEASURE): 1 quarterly index, 2 percentage change from previous quarter, 3 percentage change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
indexstring
Primary key
ABS WPI index code (INDEX): THRPEB total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses (the headline), THRPIB including bonuses, OHRPEB ordinary time hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, OHRPIB including bonuses
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Bind
sectorstring
Primary key
ABS sector code (SECTOR): 7 private and public, 1 private, 2 public
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
industrystring
Primary key
ANZSIC 2006 industry code (INDUSTRY): TOT all industries, or a division letter from B mining to S other services; codelist_labels in the spec lists every division
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
tseststring
Primary key
ABS adjustment type code (TSEST): 10 original, 20 seasonally adjusted, 30 trend
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
regionstring
Primary key
ABS state code (REGION): AUS Australia, 1 New South Wales, 2 Victoria, 3 Queensland, 4 South Australia, 5 Western Australia, 6 Tasmania, 7 Northern Territory, 8 Australian Capital Territory
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
perioddate
Primary key
Reference quarter, as its first day: 2026-04-01 is the June quarter 2026 (the ABS's 2026-Q2)
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Range
valuedecimal(18,1)
The observation (OBS_VALUE) as published, in unit_measure: index numbers on the index reference period 2008-09 = 100.0 (the ABS's WPI methodology; this flow's BASE_PERIOD is empty), percentage changes in percent; empty when the ABS publishes no value, with the reason in obs_status
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
unit_measurestring
ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): IN index numbers, PCT percent
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
obs_statusstring
ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS, empty for most values: u not applicable (a percentage change with no earlier quarter to compare), among others
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
obs_commentstring
ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter

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Codes that explain a null value: missing, suppressed or not applicable values are null with a status field, never zero.
Status field	Code	Meaning	Null fields
`obs_status`	`m`	not recorded	`value`
`obs_status`	`n`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`
`obs_status`	`o`	nil or rounded to zero, including null cells	`value`
`obs_status`	`q`	not available	`value`
`obs_status`	`s`	not currently available due to break in time series	`value`
`obs_status`	`t`	not yet available	`value`
`obs_status`	`u`	not applicable	`value`
`obs_status`	`v`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`

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