Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 11-Jan-23

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 4.9pts to 87.4 in the week ended 8 January, to reach its highest level since late September 2022 (87.8). However, Consumer Confidence is 18.6pts below the same week a year ago (106.0), although it is now only 1.3pts below the 2022 weekly average of 88.7. Consumer Confidence was up in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, but down in Western Australia. Now 22% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 45% (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’ financially. Some 33% (up 3ppts) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 28% (down 5ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’ financially. Only 9% (up 3ppts) of Australians now expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 32% (down 3ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 26% (up 4ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 45% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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