abs.economy.cpi
Retrieve Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the ABS CPI dataset. Returns the All Groups CPI as annual percentage change (year-on-year inflation), index numbers (base 2011–12 = 100), or period-on-period percentage change. Available nationally (weighted 8-city average) and for individua...
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What abs.economy.cpi does on Apibase
AI agents call abs.economy.cpi to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
last_n | integer | — | Number of most-recent observations to return (1–60). Monthly = up to 5 years; quarterly = up to 15 years. Defaults to 12 (1 year of monthly data). |
region | string | — | Geographic region. australia = weighted national average across all 8 capital cities, or specify an individual capital city. Defaults to australia. |
measure | string | — | CPI measure type. annual_change = percentage change from same period previous year (monthly data only, most commonly used), index = CPI index number (base 2011– |
frequency | string | — | Data frequency. monthly = released monthly (note: annual_change measure is monthly only), quarterly = released quarterly. Ignored when measure is annual_change |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why abs.economy.cpi is rated Low
Tool queries publicly available economic statistics without modifying data or triggering side effects.
From the tool's definition Retrieve Australia Consumer Price Index data, returns inflation and index numbers.
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The rule that runs abs.economy.cpi safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For abs.economy.cpi, this is the rule to start with:
abs.economy.cpi is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every abs.economy.cpi call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about abs.economy.cpi
Retrieve Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the ABS CPI dataset. Returns the All Groups CPI as annual percentage change (year-on-year inflation), index numbers (base 2011–12 = 100), or period-on-period percentage change. Available nationally (weighted 8-city average) and for individual capital cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Darwin, and Canberra. Monthly and quarterly frequency. Source: ABS Cat. 6401.0, CC BY 4.0. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
abs.economy.cpi accepts 4 parameters: last_n, region, measure, frequency. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for abs.economy.cpi: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
abs.economy.cpi is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the abs.economy.cpi rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for abs.economy.cpi. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
abs.economy.cpi is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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