ECONOMIC INDICATORS – AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence eases 1.3pts to 83.1 in late July due to concerns about the Australian economy after biggest weekly jump in over three years

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 31-Jul-24

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.3pts to 83.1 in the week to 28 July; the index has now spent a record 78 straight weeks below the mark of 85. However, Consumer Confidence is now 4.7 points above the same week a year ago (78.4), and 1.3 points above the 2024 weekly average of 81.8. A look at Consumer Confidence by State shows that there were decreases in most states, including New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia; the index was unchanged in Victoria and went against the trend with an increase in Western Australia. Now 21% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 49% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 32% (down 1ppt) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 31% (down 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 9% (down 3ppts) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 35% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 23% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 48% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations up marginally in late July at 5.0% – from 4.9% for the month of June

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 31-Jul-24

The latest weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations are 5.0% for the week of July 22-28. This figure is in line with the average so far this year of 5.0%, and up 0.1% points from the month of June. A look at monthly Inflation Expectations for June 2024 shows the measure at 4.9% for the month – unchanged on a month earlier and the equal lowest monthly figure so far this year. Looking back over the first six months of the year, weekly Inflation Expectations have moved in a narrow band of 4.8% – 5.3% and averaged 5.0%. The data for the Inflation Expectations series is drawn from the Roy Morgan Single Source, which has interviewed an average of around 5,100 Australians aged 14+ per month over the last decade, and includes interviews with 6,033 Australians aged 14+ in June 2024.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence jumps 5.9pts to 84.4 after Stage 3 tax cuts hit the bulk of consumer’s pockets; highest consumer confidence since January 2024

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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 5.9pts to 84.4 in the week to 21 July; this is the largest weekly jump since mid-April 2021, when the index jumped 6.4pts. However, Consumer Confidence has now spent a record 77 straight weeks below the mark of 85. Consumer Confidence is now 9.2 points above the same week a year ago (75.2), but it is 2.7 points below the 2024 weekly average of 81.7. A look at Consumer Confidence by State shows that there were increases in most States led by a large rise in Queensland, and up strongly in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, although there was a dip against the trend in Western Australia. Now 22% of Australians (up 2ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 49% (down 4ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 33% (up 3ppts) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (down 3ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 12% (up 4ppts) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 33% (down 4ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 23% (up 3ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 47% (down 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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

Construction insolvencies on track to set record yearly high

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Original article by Chris Herde
The Australian – Page: 17 : 23-Jul-24

About 400 licensed building companies were declared insolvent in each of the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. Data from Alares shows that there were a similar number of insolvencies during the first half of 2024, and the firm’s suggestions suggest that the full-year total will be around 700. Alares director Patrick Schweizer emphasises that its data excludes unlicensed building companies, which comprise the bulk of the construction sector.

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ALARES SYSTEMS PTY LTD

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence virtually unchanged at 78.5 in mid-July but long-term views on the economy drop to lowest so far this year

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Jul-24

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was virtually unchanged at 78.5 in the week to 14 July; however, it has now spent a record 76 straight weeks below the mark of 85. Consumer Confidence is 5.9 points above the same week a year ago (72.6), but it is now 3.1 points below the 2024 weekly average of 81.6. Consumer Confidence was up in Victoria and Western Australia, down in Queensland and South Australia but virtually unchanged in NSW. Now 20% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 53% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 30% (down 1ppt) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 35% (unchanged) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 8% (unchanged) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 37% (up 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 20% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 49% (down 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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

In June Australian unemployment dropped to 8.3%; the lowest unemployment since September 2022

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Jul-24

In June 2024, Australian ‘real’ unemployment dropped 62,000 to 1,307,000 (down 0.4% to 8.3% of the workforce). This is the lowest rate of unemployment since September 2022, although overall employment is virtually unchanged above 14.3 million. Although unemployment decreased in June as people left the workforce, under-employment increased by 65,000 to 1,403,000. Taken together, overall unemployment and under-employment in June was virtually unchanged at 2.7 million (17.3% of the workforce). Meanwhile, employment was virtually unchanged at 14,307,000 (down 3,000) in June. There was a shift to more part-time employment, with 4,941,000 Australians (up 72,000) now employed part-time; full-time employment was down 75,000 to 9,366,000. Roy Morgan’s unemployment figure of 8.3% is more than double the ABS estimate of 4.0% for May, but is approaching the combined ABS unemployment and under-employment figure of 10.7%.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Australian real wage growth among worst in OECD

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Original article by Rachel Clun
The Age – Page: Online : 10-Jul-24

A report from the OECD has concluded that real wages in Australia are still 4.8 per cent below pre-pandemic levels. The Paris-based organisation’s latest employment outlook also shows that Australia is one of 16 member countries whose real incomes have fallen since the end of 2019. The report notes that although real wages have risen in 2024 for the first time in nearly three years, Australian households are still under pressure due to the cost-of-living crisis. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the report shows that the federal government’s policies to increase real wages are making a "meaningful difference".

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 2.3pts to 79.0 after End of Financial Year (EOFY) sales finish up; buying sentiment indicator has largest weekly drop so far this year

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Jul-24

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 2.3pts to 79.0 in the week to 7 July, its biggest weekly decline so far this year. Consumer Confidence has now spent a record 75 straight weeks below the mark of 85; although Consumer Confidence is now 5.7 points above the same week a year ago (73.3), it is 2.8 points below the 2024 weekly average of 81.8. Consumer Confidence was down in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, but virtually unchanged in Queensland. Now 19% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 53% (up 3ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 31% (unchanged) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 35% (down 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 8% (unchanged) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 36% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 21% (down 4ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items (the biggest drop for this indicator so far this year), while 51% (up 5ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’ (the largest increase for this indicator so far this year).

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

Roy Morgan Business Confidence drops 5.5pts to 91.5 in June to lowest so far this year after Federal Budget

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Jul-24

In June 2024, Roy Morgan Business Confidence was 91.5 (down 5.5pts since May), the second straight monthly fall and its lowest level so far this year. Business Confidence is now 19.7pts below the long-term average of 111.2, although it is up 2.7pts since June 2023. Now 45.5% (down 6.5ppts) of businesses expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next year, while 51.6% (up 6.6ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, only 36.1% (down 1.9ppts) of businesses say the next 12 months will be a ‘good time to invest’ in growing the business (the lowest figure for this indicator since the early days of the pandemic in April 2020), while 40.7% (also down 1.9ppts) say the next 12 months will be a ‘bad time to invest’. The latest Roy Morgan Business Confidence results for June are based on 1,455 detailed interviews with a cross-section of Australian businesses from each State and Territory.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 0.9pts to 81.3 as End of Financial Year (EOFY) sales provide a late June boost

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Jul-24

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 0.9pts to 81.3 in the week to 30 June, although it has now spent a record 74 straight weeks below the mark of 85. Consumer Confidence is 7.2 points above the same week a year ago (74.1), but it is still 0.6 points below the 2024 weekly average of 81.9. Consumer Confidence was unchanged in the two largest States of New South Wales and Victoria, and up slightly in Queensland, WA and SA. Now 20% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 50% (down 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 31% (up 1ppt) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 36% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now 8% (unchanged) of Australians expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 37% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 25% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 46% (down 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’ (the lowest figure for this indicator since the first week of January).

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