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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was virtually unchanged at 76.4 in the week to 3 December, but it has now spent a record 44 straight weeks below the mark of 85. Consumer Confidence is now 6.3pts below the same week a year ago (82.7), and over 1 point below the 2023 weekly average of 77.8. Consumer Confidence was up in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, but down in New South Wales and Western Australia. Now 19% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 57% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’ financially. Looking forward, 32% (up 5ppts) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 36% (down 4ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Only 8% (unchanged) of Australians now expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 39% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 20% (down 3ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 54% (up 5ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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