Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Sep-23

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 0.6pts to 78.7 in the week to 3 September; despite the small increase, the index has now spent a record 27 straight weeks below the mark of 80. Consumer Confidence is now 7.4pts below the same week a year ago (86.1), and it is just above the 2023 weekly average of 78.1. Consumer Confidence was up in Victoria and South Australia, but down slightly in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Now 20% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 53% (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’ financially. Only 7% (unchanged) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 37% (up 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 21% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 52% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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