Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Nov-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.3pts to 84.5 in the week to 2 November; it is now 2pts lower than a year ago (86.5), and 2.1pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.6. Analysis by State shows a fairly consistent result, with Consumer Confidence down in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, but up marginally in Queensland. Now 22% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 42% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 26% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 10% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 32% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Only 21% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (unchanged) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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