Australia Household Spending

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Source: ABS
Source Link: https://www.abs.gov.au/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): December 3rd, 2025 8:30 PM

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Australian household spending rose 0.1% MoM in August 2025 (seasonally adjusted, current prices), while annual growth slowed to 5.0% YoY (from 5.3% YoY), reflecting modest but steady consumption momentum.
- Total household spending increased in five of the nine categories, with the largest gains in transport (+0.8% MoM), miscellaneous goods and services (+0.8% MoM), and clothing and footwear (+0.5% MoM).
- Household goods spending declined, with furnishings and household equipment (-0.1% MoM) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.9% MoM) both weaker.
- Spending on goods fell -0.2% MoM overall, weighed down by declines in cigarettes, tobacco, motoring goods, and recreation-related goods.
- Spending on services rose +0.5% MoM, supported by stronger transport services (air, sea, rail, and road) and other service categories.
- Discretionary spending increased +0.2% MoM, lifted by air and sea transport, personal effects, and other services.
- Non-discretionary spending fell -0.1% MoM, due to lower spending on motoring goods, vehicle repair and maintenance, and health services.
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Australian household spending rose 0.5% MoM in July 2025 on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis, and increased 5.1% YoY (strongest annual growth since November 2023), reflecting steady growth in consumption.
- Total household spending reached $77.3 billion in July, with the trend estimate up 0.3% MoM and 4.8% YoY, pointing to sustained momentum.
- Goods spending fell -0.3% MoM, weighed down by declines in furniture, household goods, clothing, footwear, and tobacco.
- Services spending rose 1.6% MoM, supported by gains in accommodation services, health services, and other services categories.
- Discretionary spending increased 0.4% MoM, led by accommodation services and transport-related categories.
- Non-discretionary spending rose 0.8% MoM, driven by stronger outlays on health, motor vehicle repairs, and medicines.
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Australian household spending rose 0.5% MoM in June 2025 on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis, while volume-based spending rose 0.7% QoQ in Q2 2025.
- Goods spending increased 1.3% MoM, led by food, vehicle purchases, and recreational goods.
- Services spending declined -0.5% MoM, with notable drops in air and sea transport, health services, and catering.
- Discretionary spending rose 0.5% MoM, driven by vehicles, recreation-related goods, and home furnishings.
- Non-discretionary spending also rose 0.5% MoM, with increases in food, medical items, and motoring goods.
- Largest category gains were in furnishings and household equipment (+2.0% MoM), clothing and footwear (+1.6%), and food (+1.5%).
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Australian household spending rose 0.9% MoM and 4.2% YoY in May 2025 on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis, marking broad-based increases across goods and services.
- Goods spending increased 0.8% MoM, led by clothing and footwear, vehicles, and recreational goods.
- Services spending rose 0.9% MoM, driven by catering, health services, and auto repairs.
- Discretionary spending climbed 1.1% MoM, with strong gains in apparel, vehicles, and dining.
- Non-discretionary spending rose 0.5% MoM, supported by health-related expenditures.
- Largest category gains were in clothing and footwear (3.7% MoM), transport (1.7%), and miscellaneous goods/services (1.3%).
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Household spending rose 0.1% MoM and 3.7% YoY in April 2025 on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis, with services offsetting a decline in goods.
- Services spending increased +1.5% MoM, led by health, recreation, catering, and accommodation.
- Goods spending fell -1.1% MoM, driven by lower spending on vehicles, clothing, and tobacco.
- Discretionary spending declined -0.2% MoM, while non-discretionary spending rose +0.6% MoM.
- Category gains included hotels/cafes/restaurants (+2.2% MoM), health (+1.6%), and recreation/culture (+1.1%).
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Household spending fell -0.3% MoM in March 2025, with the trend indicating a 0.2% MoM increase and a 3.7% YoY increase.
- Spending in volume terms remained unchanged QoQ but increased 0.9% YoY.
- Six of nine spending categories saw decreases, with the largest declines in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-2.6%), hotels, cafes and restaurants (-1.1%), and transport (-0.5%).
- Goods spending increased 0.1% MoM, driven by increased spending on food, household appliances, vehicles, and recreation goods.
- Services spending fell -0.7% MoM, primarily due to decreases in accommodation, transport, and health services.
- Discretionary spending fell -0.4% MoM, influenced by declines in tobacco, accommodation, alcoholic beverages, and recreational services.
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Australian household spending increased 0.2% MoM and 3.3% YoY in February, mostly unchanged from the 3.2% YoY increase in January.
- Goods spending increased 0.3% MoM and 1.7% YoY, and services spending was unchanged monthly but still up 5.2% YoY.
- Discretionary spending increased 0.3% MoM and 2.7% YoY, and non-discretionary spending fell -0.1% MoM but was still up 4.4% YoY.
- The largest increases in spending were in the following categories: recreation and culture (+0.9% MoM), food (+0.6% MoM), and hotels, cafes and restaurants (+0.5% MoM).
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Australia Household Spending: January 2025 2025-03-06 19:30
Australian household spending saw a solid increase in December, rising to the highest annual increase since March 2024:
- Overall household spending up 0.4% MoM and 4.3% YoY with goods spending up 0.4% MoM and 4.4% YoY (highest since March 2024) and services spending up 0.3% MoM and 4.2% YoY
- Discretionary spending grew 0.6% MoM 4.6% YoY in December, up from 2.8% YoY in November. Non-discretionary spending growth was -0.2% MoM and 3.7% YoY, slightly slower than 3.8% YoY previously.
- Inflation may have had a large part to play in the increases in spending. In Q4 2024, real household spending was only up 1.4% YoY (though this is up from 0.2% YoY in Q3 2024).
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