Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 11-Jun-20

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 1.3% to 97.0 in the week to 7 June, after a nine-week run of consecutive gains. Now 22% (down 2ppts) of Australians say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 34% (down 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’ financially. Meanwhile, 37% (down 1ppt) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, and 17% (unchanged) expect to be ‘worse off’ financially. Just 9% (down 1ppt) expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 40% (down 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. In addition, 37% (down 5ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’. The four-week moving average for ‘inflation expectations’ fell 0.1ppt to 3.2%. The weekly reading remained unchanged at 3.1%.

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