M6950 Market Research and Statistical Services

More Australian holiday-makers choosing to cruise

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 18-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 10,699,000 Australians aged 14+ took at least one holiday of at least three nights’ duration in the year to June 2014. Some 4.5 per cent of these people opted for a cruise holiday for their last long trip, compared with just 3.2 per cent in the year to June 2011. The South Pacific was the most popular cruise destination in the year to June 2014, while 33.4 per cent of Australians who opted for a cruise holiday were in the 50-64 age group and 37.5 per cent were aged 65+

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, P&O CRUISES AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LIMITED

Business satisfaction with Big Four banks highest in four years, Westpac the clear leader

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Research Business Single Source survey has found that the overall satisfaction level of the business customers of Australia’s four major banks was 66.7 per cent in July 2014, which is 2.4 per cent higher than 12 months earlier. Westpac has the highest satisfaction rating at 71.4 per cent, ahead of National Australia Bank’s 67.1 per cent. However, smaller banks continue to outperform the "big four" in terms of business customer satisfaction, with Bendigo Bank recording a satisfaction rating of 82 per cent

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK LIMITED – ASX BEN

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Fails to Consolidate Recent Gains

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Aug-14

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia fell by 5.7 per cent to 108.5 in the week ended 10 August 2014. Consumer confidence is now back below its long-run average. There was a 9.1 per cent fall in households’ perceptions about economic conditions in a year’s time, and an 8.9 per cent fall in perceptions about economic conditions in five years’ time. The ANZ Bank still expects growth in consumer spending to remain moderate in 2014, before improving in 2015

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Drop in unemployment figures mask the job losses recorded in July – Australian workforce in contraction

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate fell by 0.4 per cent to 10.2 per cent in July 2014. The workforce fell by 141,000 to 12,367,000 in total, and the number of people who were underemployed fell by 109,000 to 8.7 per cent. The nation’s official unemployment rate was six per cent in June. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that July was the 26th straight month in which more than one million people were unemployed, as well as the 32nd successive month in which more than two million people have been either unemployed or underemployed

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Confusion with Financial Planner independence continues

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Research Consumer Single Source survey has found that considerable confusion remains among the users of Australian financial planners regarding the extent to which the planner is perceived to be independent. This is particularly so when the financial planner is branded differently to its parent company. For example, 55 per cent of clients of Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom consider it to be independent, while just 14 per cent of clients consider Commonwealth Bank-branded planners to be independent

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, FINANCIAL WISDOM LIMITED, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, GODFREY PEMBROKE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, RETIREINVEST PTY LTD, COUNT WEALTH ACCOUNTANTS, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, CHARTER FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Back Above Long-Run Average Levels

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Jul-14

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia rose by 2.4 per cent to 116.2 in the week ended 27 July 2014. Consumer confidence has now completely retraced the sharp deterioration seen in the weeks around the Federal Government’s May 2013 Budget. While the recent improvement in confidence is an encouraging sign, ANZ’s base case remains that consumer spending growth will remain moderate in 2014, before improving in 2015 as the non-mining recovery gathers momentum

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Nothing bitter about craft beer’s rising popularity

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Jul-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 5.7 per cent of Australians aged +18 consumed local craft beer in an average four-week period in the year to March 2014. This compares with 3.5 per cent in the year to March 2010. The number of Australians who consume local mainstream beer in an average four weeks has fallen from 36.7 per cent to 31.9 per cent over the same period. Roy Morgan Research’s Angela Smith says the Helix Personas consumer profiling tool shows that members of the Metrotech community in particular are heavily represented among craft beer drinkers

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Returns

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-Jul-14

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia rose by 4.4 per cent to 113.5 in the week ended 20 July 2014. Consumer confidence has almost completely retraced the sharp deterioration seen in the weeks around the Federal Government’s May 2013 Budget and is returning to long-run average levels. The improvement in confidence has been driven by large increases in households’ perceptions regarding economic conditions over the next year and their financial situation in both a year’s time and compared with a year ago

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED|AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Reading between the lines: books and digital not so incompatible

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Jul-14

A Roy Morgan Research Single Source survey has found that 50.3 per cent of Australians aged 14+ read at least one novel in an average three-month period in the year to March 2014. This compares with 54.9 per cent in the year to March 2004. The survey also shows that Australians who read novels spent 18 hours online in the year to March 2014, which is more than 30 minutes higher than the national average. Meanwhile, 14.3 per cent of Australians now own an e-reader, up from just two per cent in the year to March 2011

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

An optimistic lot, facing the future with confidence

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Original article by Natasha Bita
The Australian – Page: 1-Jun : 15-Jul-14

The Great Australian Survey has been carried out by Newspoll on behalf of "The Australian". The survey shows that 70 per cent of respondents believe that people get a "fair go" in Australia, while 75 per cent say that the bonds of "mateship" still exist. Meanwhile, 92 per cent of respondents said they are proud to be Australian, while 98 per cent regard optimism as a national trait

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NEWSPOLL, MILLWARD BROWN AUSTRALIA, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS