Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Sep-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence bounced 4.6% to 114.8 in the week ended 17 September 2017, more than offsetting the loss over the previous week. The strength in the index was broadly based, with four out of five indicators rising. The index is currently at the highest level in eight weeks. Consumers’ views towards current and future economic conditions surged, up 5.8% and 12.9% respectively. This broadly offset the sharp falls over the previous week. However, the four-week moving average aggregate economic conditions index remains well below its long-run average. Households’ views towards current financial conditions rose 2.6%, bringing the index to the highest level in 15 weeks. In contrast, confidence around future financial conditions slipped, down 0.3%. The four-week moving average aggregate financial conditions’ index has edged above its long term average and seems to be showing some momentum.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Sep-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 3.8% to 109.8 in the week ended 10 September 2017, largely offsetting the gains over the previous two weeks. The weakness was broadly based, with a sizeable decline in households’ perceptions of the economic outlook driving the deterioration in sentiment. After two consecutive weeks of improvement, consumers’ views towards current and future economic conditions dipped, down 8.1% and 7.2% respectively. The average of these two measures is at its lowest level in 16 weeks. Households’ views towards current financial conditions slipped 0.3%. Partially offsetting this weakness, sentiment around future financial conditions rose a solid 3.7%. Looking through the weekly volatility, confidence in overall financial conditions has remained broadly unchanged over the past two months, hovering around its long-term average.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Sep-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence edged up 0.5% to 114.1 in the week ended 3 September 2017, following a 3.9% rise in the previous week. Households’ views towards current financial conditions slipped 2.0%, partially unwinding the previous 4.7% rise. Similarly, sentiment around future financial conditions fell 1.7%, following a solid 6.4% increase earlier. Despite the fall, confidence in overall financial conditions remains close to its long-term average. Meanwhile, consumers’ views towards current and future economic conditions posted another solid rise (2.6% and 5.5% respectively). Even so, views towards both current and future economic conditions are running below long-run averages.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 30-Aug-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 3.9% to 113.5 in the week ended 27 August 2017, after three straight weekly falls. Sentiment rose across the board, with views towards personal finances showing a particularly solid improvement. Households’ views towards current financial conditions bounced 4.7%, more than reversing the 4.1% fall over the previous two weeks and bringing the index to an 11-week high. Similarly, sentiment around future financial conditions rose a solid 6.4%, following a 5.3% decline in the previous week. Consumers’ views towards current and future economic conditions rose 5.6% and 2.2% respectively. Despite these gains, views toward both current and future economic conditions are well below long-run averages.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Aug-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 2.2% to 109.2 in the week ended 20 August 2017, down from a high of 118.4 only three weeks earlier. The fall in sentiment was broad-based, with four out of five sub-indices posting declines. Households’ views towards current financial conditions slipped 2.1%, following a 2.0% fall previously. Views towards future financial conditions fell a solid 5.3%, more than reversing the prior week’s 1.9% rise. Consumers’ views towards current economic conditions fell 1.5%, the third straight weekly fall. Sentiment around future economic conditions fell a sharp 6.8% last week. While views towards economic conditions have been quite volatile recently, the index is now close to its lowest on record.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Aug-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 1.8% to 111.7 in the week ended 13 August 2017, and it is now below the long-term average of 112.9. Three out of the five sub-indices posted declines, with the sharpest fall in current economic conditions. Consumers’ sentiment towards current economic conditions remained sombre, with a fall of 6% coming straight after the prior week’s sharp decline of more than 10%. In contrast, the measure of future economic conditions was up a touch to 105.1, just above the long-term average for the first time since March. Attitudes toward current financial conditions fell 2%, largely reversing the previous week’s improvement. On the flipside, views towards future financial conditions were up 1.9% but are still below the long-run average.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Aug-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell a sharp 4.0% to 113.7 in the week ended 6 August 2017, partially unwinding the gains over the previous two weeks. Although four out of five sub-indices posted declines, the fall in confidence was driven primarily by a sharp reversal of sentiment around economic conditions. Consumers’ views towards both current and future economic conditions eased considerably last week, largely unwinding the previous week’s gains. Sentiment around current and future conditions fell 10.7% and 7.3% respectively. In contrast, households’ views towards current financial conditions improved 2.8%, more than reversing the 1.2% fall in the previous week. Meanwhile, views towards future financial conditions fell 2.3%, its third consecutive fall.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Aug-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 2.9% to 118.4 in the week ended 30 July 2017, and now sits at its highest point since late February. Despite the jump in the headline index, the details were more mixed, with views towards economic conditions rising sharply but confidence in financial conditions easing a touch. Households’ views around current and future financial conditions slipped 1.2% and 0.9% respectively. Both sub-indices remain above or close to their long-term averages. Consumers’ views towards current economic conditions shot up 12.3%, bringing the sub-index to its highest point since September 2013. Views around future economic conditions rose 8.2%, following a 2.7% increase in the previous week.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Jul-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence rose 2.3% to 115.1 in the week ended 23 July 2017, following an 0.4% fall the previous week. The increase in confidence was driven primarily by an improvement in consumers’ views towards both current and future economic conditions. Households’ views around current financial conditions rose 1.8%, entirely reversing the prior week’s fall. Views towards future financial conditions were less positive, with the sub-index slipping 1.1%. Both sub-indices currently sit above their long-term averages. Consumers’ views towards current economic conditions increased a sharp 7.9%, bringing the sub-index to its highest point in 20 weeks. Views around future economic conditions rose 2.7%, more than offsetting the 1.6% decline in the previous week.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 19-Jul-17

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence edged down 0.4% to 112.5 in the week ended 16 July 2017, following a 1.3% fall the previous week. The details were mixed. Consumers were quite optimistic about their financial conditions next year, but were less upbeat towards the current financial situation. Households’ views around current financial conditions fell 1.8%, following two straight weekly rises. Views towards future conditions were more upbeat, with the sub-index rising a solid 3.7%. Both sub-indexes remain close to their long-term averages. Consumers’ views towards current economic conditions remained unchanged, but views around future economic conditions fell 1.6%, following a 2.5% decline previously. Both sub-indexes remain under their long-term averages.

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