Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Sep-23

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 2.2pts to 79.8 in the week to 17 September; despite the increase, it has now spent a record 29 straight weeks below the mark of 80. Consumer Confidence is now 6.2pts below the same week a year ago (86.0), and 1.6 pts above the 2023 weekly average of 78.2. Consumer Confidence was up in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, but down slightly in Queensland and South Australia. Now 20% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 52% (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’ financially. Only 8% (up 1ppt) of Australians now expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 34% (down 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 19% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 53% (also unchanged) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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