Australia Household Spending: June 2025
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%).