ECONOMIC INDICATORS – AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence down 1.3pts to 84.6; lowest rating since the Federal Election in early May

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.3pts to 84.6 in the week to 21 September. Consumer Confidence is now 0.3 points below the same week a year ago (84.9), and 2.2pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows a broad trend, with Consumer Confidence falling in the four largest States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, but up in South Australia. Now 21% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 42% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 27% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (down 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 8% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Only 21% (down 3ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 34% (up 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 3.4pts to 85.9; driven by rising concerns about personal finances

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 3.4pts to 85.9 in the week to 14 September; however, it is now 1.8 points above the same week a year ago (81.9), but 1pt below the 2025 weekly average of 86.9. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence down in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, but unchanged in Queensland and New South Wales. Now 22% of Australians (unchanged) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (also unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 26% (down 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 6ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 10% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (up 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Only 24% (down 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 32% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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In August Australian unemployment increased 0.8% to 11.1%, while under-employment was unchanged at 10.9%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Sep-25

In August 2025, Australian ‘real’ unemployment rose by 132,000 to 1,776,000 (up 0.8% to 11.1% of the workforce). The rise in unemployment was driven by more people looking for part-time work (up 152,000 to 1,101,000), although there were fewer people looking for full-time work (down 20,000 to 675,000). In addition to the unemployed, a further 1.74 million Australians (10.9% of the workforce, unchanged) were under-employed, i.e. working part-time but looking for more work (up 5,000 from July). In total, 3.52 million Australians (22.0% of the workforce) were either unemployed or under-employed in August. Meanwhile, employment dropped 70,000 to 14,216,000; Roy Morgan estimates the overall workforce size (which adds together the employed and unemployed) at 15,992,000 in August, up 62,000 on a month ago, and representing 69.2% of Australians aged 14+.

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Wellbeing budget still relies on old data

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Original article by Lily McCaffrey
The Australian – Page: 2 : 16-Sep-25

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the timeliness of data is a vital part of the federal government’s Measuring What Matters national wellbeing framework. The government announced this framework as part of its ‘wellbeing budget’ in 2023, and Chalmers subsequently transferred responsibility for the framework’s reporting to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. However, the latest update to the framework shows that the ABS is largely using data that is at least three years old for many of the key wellbeing metrics. Chalmers says the government’s $14.8m funding boost for the ABS in 2024 will improve future Measuring What Matters data.

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Roy Morgan Business Confidence drops in August as businesses grow more worried about the next 12 months

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Sep-25

In August 2025, Roy Morgan Business Confidence fell 4.4pts to 98.6, despite the Reserve Bank electing to cut interest rates by 0.25% to 3.6% at its meeting in mid-August. Business Confidence is now 11.4pts below the long-term average of 110, and it is 2.7pts lower than in August 2024. Now 28.5% (down 3.7ppts) of businesses says their business is ‘better off’ financially than this time a year ago, while 35.4% (up 1.9ppts) say the business is ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 39.6% (down 1.3ppts) of respondents expect the business will be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 24.3% (up 4ppts) expect the business will be ‘worse off’. The latest Roy Morgan Business Confidence results for August are based on 1,189 detailed interviews with a cross-section of Australian businesses from each State and Territory.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 1.3pts to 89.3; driven by more positive views about personal finances

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 1.3pts to 89.3 in the week to 7 September; it is now 7 points above the same week a year ago (82.3), and 2.4pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.9. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, unchanged in Western Australia, and down in New South Wales. Now 22% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 29% (up 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 27% (down 4ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’ – this is the highest net rating for this indicator since the Federal Election. Meanwhile, 11% (down 3ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 28% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Just 26% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Government spending tops $1trn for the first time

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 10-Sep-25

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the combined recurrent spending of the federal and state governments rose by 7.7 per cent in 2024-25, to $1.02 trillion. In contrast, government revenue increased by just four per cent during the financial year. The increase in recurrent spending was driven by a number of factors, with government employee costs rising by 8.8 per cent and social benefits up 11.9 per cent. EY’s chief economist Cherelle Murphy warns that fiscal sustainability across the federal and state governments will be at risk if the current spending trends continue, which could potentially result in credit rating downgrades.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 2pts to 88.0 in late August; driven by more positive views on buying conditions

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 2pts to 88.0 in the week to 31 August. Consumer Confidence is now 4.9 points above the same week a year ago (83.1), and 1.2pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales and Western Australia, down in Victoria and South Australia and virtually unchanged in Queensland. Now 23% of Australians (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 43% (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 31% (down 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 14% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months (the highest figure for this indicator since February 2022), while 29% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Just 26% (up 4ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 32% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 3.4pts to 86.0 in late August – its lowest for two months since mid-June

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 3.4pts to 86.0 in the week to 24 August; it was the first full week of interviewing after the Reserve Bank reduced official interest rates to 3.6 per cent. Consumer Confidence is now 3.4 points above the same week a year ago (82.6), but 0.8pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales but down in every other State. Now 21% of Australians (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 43% (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 28% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 12% (unchanged) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (up 4ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Just 22% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations up slightly to 5% in late August – up from 4.8% for the month of July

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-25

The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations were 5% for the week of 18-24 August, up 0.2% points from the month of July but down from the peak of 5.2% in early August. A look at monthly Inflation Expectations for July 2025 shows the measure at 4.8% for the month – unchanged from June and level with the average so far this year (also 4.8%). Looking back over the last year, weekly Inflation Expectations have moved in a band of 4.2% to 5.2% since the start of July 2024 and averaged 4.8%. A look at Monthly Inflation Expectations on a State-based level for July shows mixed results, with increases in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania; this was offset by decreases in Victoria and Western Australia, leaving the overall figure unchanged from a month ago. The data for the Inflation Expectations series is drawn from the Roy Morgan Single Source, which has interviewed an average of around 5,300 Australians aged 14+ per month over the last decade, and includes interviews with 4,036 Australians aged 14+ in July 2025.

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