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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 0.8% to 116.0 in the week ended 15 April, ending a string of weekly declines. Although the headline increase was modest, the detail was more encouraging, with four out of five sub-indices posting gains. Views towards current financial conditions rose 4.6%, after three successive falls. Views towards future conditions bounced 3.5%, entirely reversing the previous week’s fall. Sentiment toward both current and future economic conditions continued to recover, rising 0.5% and 0.9% respectively, following similar gains in the previous week. The current conditions sub-index has risen to 103.9 after falling to its long-term average of 101.9 in the last week of March.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Apr-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 1.6% to 115.5 in the week ended 1 April, on the back of a 0.9% decline the prior week. Views towards current economic conditions edged up 0.7% to 102.5, and sentiment around future economic conditions fell for the second straight week, down another 1.1%. Households’ views towards current financial conditions slipped 0.8% following a 3.1% decline previously. Consumers were also pessimistic about future financial conditions, with a fall of 2.3% unwinding much of the 2.8% rise in the previous week.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Mar-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 0.9% to 117.4 in the week ended 25 March, following a 2.2% bounce previously. Views towards current economic conditions deteriorated by 6.8% to 101.9, its lowest value in 18 weeks. Future economic conditions were also hit, falling 3.6% to 108.7, a five-week low. Households’ views towards current financial conditions fell 3.1%, partially unwinding the 6.4% rise previously. Meanwhile, consumers were more optimistic about future financial conditions, which rose 2.8% to 130.2 – its highest since February 2017.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Mar-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 2.2% to 118.5 in the week ended 8 March, largely reversing the previous 2.5% decline. The improvement in sentiment was broad based, with households particularly optimistic about near-term financial conditions. Views towards current economic conditions edged up 0.3%. This subindex remains well above its long-term average. Sentiment around future conditions rose 1.2%, undoing much of the 1.9% decline in the previous week. Household sentiment towards current and future financial conditions improved materially (6.4% and 2.6% respectively), following consecutive falls in the two previous weeks.

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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 2.5% to 116 in the week ended 11 March, partially unwinding gains over the previous two weeks. The fall was broad-based, with households particularly pessimistic about current financial conditions. Views towards current economic conditions declined 3.5%, partially reversing the previous 5.1% rise. Sentiment around future conditions slipped 1.9%. The future conditions index still remains well above the levels seen for most of 2017, although it has slipped below its long-run average. Households’ pessimism towards financial conditions extended the previous week’s move, with the current and future sub-indices falling 5.5% and 1.0%, bringing them to five and 14-week lows respectively.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Mar-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 0.9% to 119.0 in the week ended 4 March. The result was mixed, with two of five sub-indices showing declines. Sentiment about current economic conditions remained strong, with a rise of 5.1% on a weekly basis. Future economic sentiment was up 0.9%, following a strong gain of 6.0% in the previous reading. Both indices remain above or close to their long run averages. Views about financial situations deteriorated a touch after strong readings over the previous week. The future financial situation sub-index fell 0.7%, while current financial conditions dropped 1.0% to 109.3.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 2.3% to 117.9 in the week ended 25 February, partially recovering from the 3.5% fall the previous week. The details were broadly positive, with four out of five sub-indices posting gains. Views towards current economic conditions firmed 0.4% after sharp losses in the previous two weeks. While views toward current economic conditions have only stabilised after these falls, they remain above their-long term average. Consumers were more optimistic about future conditions, with this sub-index bouncing 6% and almost offsetting the 8.8% drop in the previous week. Views towards current finances jumped 6%, bringing the sub-index to a six-week high of 110.4. The recovery in sentiment around future conditions was more modest (1.5%), offsetting the 1.3% fall in the previous week.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-18

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 2.3% to 117.9 in the week ended 25 February, partially recovering from the 3.5% fall the previous week. The details were broadly positive, with four out of five sub-indices posting gains. Views towards current economic conditions firmed 0.4% after sharp losses in the previous two weeks. While views toward current economic conditions have only stabilised after these falls, they remain above their-long term average. Consumers were more optimistic about future conditions, with this sub-index bouncing 6% and almost offsetting the 8.8% drop in the previous week. Views towards current finances jumped 6%, bringing the sub-index to a six-week high of 110.4. The recovery in sentiment around future conditions was more modest (1.5%), offsetting the 1.3% fall in the previous week.

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