Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Monthly and quarterly estimates of household spending

Reference period

April 2026

Released

28/05/2026

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Release date and time

28/05/2026 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In April 2026, household spending:

fell -1.1% month-on-month on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis
rose 4.9% compared with April 2025.

Total household spending

Household spending at current prices
	Apr-2026 ($ millions)	Mar-2026 to Apr-2026 (% change)	Apr-2025 to Apr-2026 (% change)
Seasonally adjusted	79,417.1	-1.1	4.9
Trend	79,548.0	0.1	4.5

Household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate
	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Apr-23	1.1	10.2
May-23	0.0	8.8
Jun-23	0.0	7.7
Jul-23	0.2	5.7
Aug-23	0.7	6.2
Sep-23	1.6	6.4
Oct-23	-1.1	3.5
Nov-23	0.5	4.7
Dec-23	-0.5	3.9
Jan-24	1.6	4.1
Feb-24	-0.4	3.4
Mar-24	-0.4	3.3
Apr-24	0.4	2.6
May-24	0.3	2.9
Jun-24	0.0	2.9
Jul-24	0.3	2.9
Aug-24	0.2	2.5
Sep-24	0.0	0.9
Oct-24	0.9	3.0
Nov-24	0.6	3.0
Dec-24	0.4	4.0
Jan-25	0.6	3.0
Feb-25	0.2	3.6
Mar-25	0.0	4.0
Apr-25	0.2	3.8
May-25	1.0	4.5
Jun-25	0.3	4.8
Jul-25	0.4	5.0
Aug-25	0.0	4.7
Sep-25	0.3	5.0
Oct-25	1.4	5.5
Nov-25	0.9	5.9
Dec-25	-0.5	4.9
Jan-26	0.2	4.5
Feb-26	0.3	4.6
Mar-26	1.6	6.2
Apr-26	-1.1	4.9

Household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate

["","Monthly","Through the year"]

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Household spending by category

Household spending, percentage change from previous month, current price, seasonally adjusted
	Feb-2026 (%)	Mar-2026 (%)	Apr-2026 (%)
Food	1.1	1.7	-1.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	-0.5	-0.4	0.3
Clothing and footwear	0.3	0.9	-2.2
Furnishings and household equipment	-0.4	1.5	-0.1
Health	0.1	0.4	0.5
Transport	-0.4	5.4	-4.7
Recreation and culture	1.1	1.2	-0.2
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	0.4	-0.9	0.5
Miscellaneous goods and services	-0.4	1.4	-1.0
Total	0.3	1.6	-1.1

Household spending, percentage change from previous month, current price, seasonally adjusted

["","Feb-2026","Mar-2026","Apr-2026"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms household spending decreased for six of the nine spending categories. The largest decreases were in:

transport (-4.7%)
clothing and footwear (-2.2%)
food (-1.3%).

Goods and services spending

Household spending on goods, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate
	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Apr-23	2.1	3.5
May-23	-0.4	3.5
Jun-23	-0.5	2.9
Jul-23	-0.2	-0.3
Aug-23	0.8	1.5
Sep-23	2.1	3.2
Oct-23	-1.7	1.2
Nov-23	0.3	1.5
Dec-23	-2.1	-0.5
Jan-24	2.0	0.6
Feb-24	-0.3	0.8
Mar-24	-0.4	1.9
Apr-24	0.2	-0.1
May-24	0.3	0.6
Jun-24	0.0	1.1
Jul-24	0.2	1.5
Aug-24	0.0	0.7
Sep-24	-0.6	-2.0
Oct-24	0.6	0.2
Nov-24	1.2	1.0
Dec-24	0.2	3.4
Jan-25	-0.1	1.2
Feb-25	0.3	1.8
Mar-25	0.4	2.6
Apr-25	-1.1	1.3
May-25	1.2	2.2
Jun-25	1.0	3.3
Jul-25	-0.6	2.5
Aug-25	-0.3	2.2
Sep-25	0.6	3.4
Oct-25	1.9	4.8
Nov-25	0.9	4.6
Dec-25	-0.7	3.6
Jan-26	-0.3	3.4
Feb-26	0.1	3.2
Mar-26	2.9	5.7
Apr-26	-0.4	6.5

Household spending on goods, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate

["","Monthly","Through the year"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms, household spending on goods fell 0.4% month-on-month, driven by decreased spending on:

motoring goods
food
clothing and footwear.

Household spending on services, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate
	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Apr-23	-0.1	19.6
May-23	0.5	16.0
Jun-23	0.6	14.1
Jul-23	0.7	13.9
Aug-23	0.5	12.3
Sep-23	1.0	10.6
Oct-23	-0.5	6.4
Nov-23	0.8	8.8
Dec-23	1.2	9.4
Jan-24	1.2	8.5
Feb-24	-0.6	6.6
Mar-24	-0.4	5.0
Apr-24	0.8	5.9
May-24	0.3	5.7
Jun-24	0.0	5.1
Jul-24	0.4	4.7
Aug-24	0.5	4.6
Sep-24	0.7	4.4
Oct-24	1.3	6.3
Nov-24	0.0	5.4
Dec-24	0.6	4.7
Jan-25	1.5	5.0
Feb-25	0.0	5.7
Mar-25	-0.4	5.7
Apr-25	1.6	6.6
May-25	0.9	7.2
Jun-25	-0.5	6.7
Jul-25	1.4	7.8
Aug-25	0.3	7.6
Sep-25	-0.1	6.8
Oct-25	0.9	6.3
Nov-25	0.9	7.3
Dec-25	-0.2	6.5
Jan-26	0.8	5.7
Feb-26	0.4	6.2
Mar-26	0.1	6.7
Apr-26	-1.9	3.0

Household spending on services, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate

["","Monthly","Through the year"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms, household spending on services fell 1.9% month-on-month, driven by decreased spending on:

air passenger and sea transport
rail and road transport
other services.

Discretionary and non-discretionary spending

Discretionary household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate
	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Apr-23	1.2	10.6
May-23	-0.5	9.1
Jun-23	-0.1	8.3
Jul-23	0.3	5.9
Aug-23	0.7	5.7
Sep-23	1.5	5.4
Oct-23	-1.9	1.7
Nov-23	1.0	4.2
Dec-23	-1.1	2.7
Jan-24	2.3	3.0
Feb-24	-0.9	2.4
Mar-24	-0.6	1.9
Apr-24	0.3	1.0
May-24	0.3	1.7
Jun-24	0.0	1.9
Jul-24	0.0	1.6
Aug-24	0.3	1.2
Sep-24	-0.1	-0.3
Oct-24	1.1	2.7
Nov-24	0.6	2.3
Dec-24	0.6	4.0
Jan-25	0.1	1.7
Feb-25	0.2	2.8
Mar-25	-0.1	3.4
Apr-25	-0.1	3.0
May-25	1.4	4.1
Jun-25	0.2	4.3
Jul-25	0.4	4.7
Aug-25	0.0	4.3
Sep-25	0.0	4.4
Oct-25	1.7	5.0
Nov-25	1.2	5.6
Dec-25	-0.5	4.5
Jan-26	0.0	4.4
Feb-26	0.5	4.6
Mar-26	0.5	5.2
Apr-26	-0.8	4.4

Discretionary household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate

["","Monthly","Through the year"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms, household spending on discretionary goods and services fell 0.8% month-on-month, driven by decreased spending on:

air passenger and sea transport
clothing and footwear
other services.

Non-discretionary household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate
	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Apr-23	1.0	9.4
May-23	1.0	8.4
Jun-23	0.2	6.6
Jul-23	0.1	5.4
Aug-23	0.7	7.0
Sep-23	1.9	8.5
Oct-23	0.3	7.1
Nov-23	-0.4	5.7
Dec-23	0.4	6.1
Jan-24	0.3	6.1
Feb-24	0.5	5.4
Mar-24	-0.1	6.1
Apr-24	0.8	5.8
May-24	0.3	5.1
Jun-24	0.0	4.9
Jul-24	0.7	5.4
Aug-24	0.2	4.9
Sep-24	0.1	3.1
Oct-24	0.6	3.4
Nov-24	0.5	4.3
Dec-24	0.0	3.9
Jan-25	1.7	5.4
Feb-25	0.0	4.9
Mar-25	0.3	5.3
Apr-25	0.5	5.1
May-25	0.4	5.2
Jun-25	0.5	5.8
Jul-25	0.4	5.5
Aug-25	0.0	5.4
Sep-25	0.8	6.1
Oct-25	0.9	6.4
Nov-25	0.4	6.3
Dec-25	-0.4	5.8
Jan-26	0.6	4.7
Feb-26	0.0	4.6
Mar-26	3.5	8.0
Apr-26	-1.7	5.6

Non-discretionary household spending, current price, seasonally adjusted estimate

["","Monthly","Through the year"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms, household spending on non discretionary goods and services fell 1.7% month-on-month, driven by decreased spending on:

motoring goods
food
rail and road transport.

State and territory spending

State and Territory household spending, percentage change from previous month, current price, seasonally adjusted
	Feb-26 (%)	Mar-26 (%)	Apr-26 (%)
NSW	-0.2	1.7	-0.8
Vic	0.4	1.2	-1.5
Qld	0.5	1.8	-1.0
SA	0.5	1.7	-1.2
WA	0.8	1.7	-1.9
Tas	-0.4	1.9	0.3
NT	3.2	-0.1	0.4
ACT	0.0	1.0	0.0

State and Territory household spending, percentage change from previous month, current price, seasonally adjusted

["","Feb-26","Mar-26","Apr-26"]

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In seasonally adjusted, current price terms, household spending decreased for five of the eight states and territories. The strongest decreases were in:

Western Australia (-1.9%)
Victoria (-1.5%)
South Australia (-1.2%).

In Western Australia, the household spending categories that drove the fall for the month were:

transport (-8.1%)
food (-2.9%)
miscellaneous goods and services (-0.8%).

In Victoria, the household spending categories that drove the fall for the month were:

transport (-6.0%)
clothing and footwear (-3.2%)
food (-1.9%).

In South Australia, the household spending categories that drove the fall for the month were:

transport (-7.2%)
clothing and footwear (-2.2%)
food (-0.9%).

State household spending by category, percentage change from previous month, current price, seasonally adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT
Food	-0.4	-1.9	-1.0	-0.9	-2.9	-1.4	-1.4	-1.6
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	0.8	-0.6	0.6	-0.7	0.5	0.9	-1.5	1.3
Clothing and footwear	-3.0	-3.2	-1.2	-2.2	0.9	-1.1	-1.1	-0.8
Furnishings and household equipment	-0.5	0.4	-1.1	0.3	1.2	0.3	-0.4	1.1
Health	-0.8	0.2	1.8	0.1	1.1	1.3	5.1	4.4
Transport	-2.1	-6.0	-5.1	-7.2	-8.1	1.0	4.5	-2.3
Recreation and culture	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0.9	-0.5	-0.5	0.5	0.1
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	1.1	0.3	-0.3	-0.2	1.2	1.6	-1.6	1.7
Miscellaneous goods and services	-2.3	-0.4	-0.3	0.6	-0.8	0.0	0.3	-1.3
Total	-0.8	-1.5	-1.0	-1.2	-1.9	0.3	0.4	0.0

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Table 1: Estimates of Household Spending, Australia
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Table 2: Estimates of Household Spending, by COICOP
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Table 3: Estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales
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Table 4: Estimates of Household Spending, Victoria
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Table 5: Estimates of Household Spending, Queensland
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Table 6: Estimates of Household Spending, South Australia
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Table 7: Estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia
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Table 8: Estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania
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Table 9: Estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory
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Table 10: Estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory
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Table 19: Experimental estimates of retail turnover
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Monthly Household Spending Indicator - Monthly and quarterly percentage changes and household spending estimates

Methodology

Scope

Final consumption of goods and services by Australian households.
Guided by the UNSD’s COICOP classification and aligned with National Accounts HFCE categories and concepts.

Geography

Data is available for:

Australia Total.
States and territories.

Source

Aggregated, de-identified bank card transactions data provided to the ABS from participating banks. Also collected are supermarket transactions and new vehicle sales data.

Collection method

Participating banks send transactions data soon after the end of each calendar month. Supermarkets send weekly transactions files, and VFACTS is received as a monthly delivery from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).

Concepts, sources and methods

Household consumption is categorised to COICOP Divisions. Outputs from 9 COICOPs and all states and territories are published. Data is benchmarked to annual HFCE and adjusted monthly to cover data gaps such as cash spending.

History of changes

December 2025:

Complete monthly CPI changes incorporated into the price deflators used to produce quarterly chain volume estimates of household spending

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Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Key statistics

Total household spending

Household spending by category

Goods and services spending

Discretionary and non-discretionary spending

State and territory spending

Data downloads

Monthly Household Spending Indicator Data Cubes

Table 1: Estimates of Household Spending, Australia

Table 2: Estimates of Household Spending, by COICOP

Table 3: Estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales

Table 4: Estimates of Household Spending, Victoria

Table 5: Estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 6: Estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

Table 7: Estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia

Table 8: Estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania

Table 9: Estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory

Table 10: Estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

Table 19: Experimental estimates of retail turnover

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Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Key statistics

Total household spending

Household spending by category

Goods and services spending

Discretionary and non-discretionary spending

State and territory spending

Data downloads

Monthly Household Spending Indicator Data Cubes

Table 1: Estimates of Household Spending, Australia

Table 2: Estimates of Household Spending, by COICOP

Table 3: Estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales

Table 4: Estimates of Household Spending, Victoria

Table 5: Estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 6: Estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

Table 7: Estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia

Table 8: Estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania

Table 9: Estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory

Table 10: Estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

Table 19: Experimental estimates of retail turnover

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Transport costs drives fall in household spending

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