Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Oct-24

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 2.9pts to 82.0 in the week to 29 September. Consumer Confidence has now spent a record 87 straight weeks below the mark of 85; however, it is still 3.8 points above the same week a year ago (78.2), and in line with the 2024 weekly average of 82.1. Consumer Confidence was down in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, but unchanged in Victoria and South Australia. Now 20% of Australians (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 53% (up 5ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 32% (down 2ppts) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 31% (unchanged) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 9% (down 1ppt) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 31% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 20% (down 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 49% (unchanged) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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