Household consumption increased 4.3% in the December quarter, following the record rise of 7.9% in the September quarter. Easing of COVID-19 restrictions and growing confidence in public health outcomes increased household spending across all of Australia. Despite the rises, household consumption was still down 2.7% through the year, only partially recovering from the unprecedented falls seen in the June quarter.
Quarterly growth (%) | Through the year (%) | |
---|---|---|
Dec-12 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Mar-13 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Jun-13 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Sep-13 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Dec-13 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Mar-14 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Jun-14 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Sep-14 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
Dec-14 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Mar-15 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Jun-15 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
Sep-15 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
Dec-15 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Mar-16 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
Jun-16 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Sep-16 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Dec-16 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Mar-17 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
Jun-17 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
Sep-17 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
Dec-17 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
Mar-18 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
Jun-18 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Sep-18 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Dec-18 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Mar-19 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Jun-19 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Sep-19 | 0 | 1.0 |
Dec-19 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Mar-20 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
Jun-20 | -12.3 | -13.2 |
Sep-20 | 7.9 | -6.4 |
Dec-20 | 4.3 | -2.7 |
Figure 1: Household consumption, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted
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