Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Experimental indicator of household spending using bank transactions data

Reference period

July 2023

Released

4/09/2023

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Key statistics

Household spending decreased 0.7% through the year on a current price, calendar adjusted basis.
Through the year, household spending increased for services (+2.4%) but fell for goods (-4.1%).
Through the year, household spending increased for non-discretionary (+1.7%) but fell for discretionary (-3.3%).

Household spending, current price, calendar adjusted (indexed to January 2019)
	Index	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Jul-19	108.3	-1.2
Aug-19	110.9	2.4
Sep-19	108.6	-2.1
Oct-19	111.4	2.5
Nov-19	116.8	4.9
Dec-19	127.6	9.2
Jan-20	107.2	-16.0	7.2
Feb-20	106.1	-1.0	1.6
Mar-20	100.0	-5.7	-5.6
Apr-20	72.5	-27.5	-31.8
May-20	86.0	18.6	-20.1
Jun-20	96.1	11.7	-12.4
Jul-20	99.0	3.0	-8.7
Aug-20	95.0	-4.0	-14.4
Sep-20	98.3	3.5	-9.5
Oct-20	101.2	3.0	-9.1
Nov-20	116.5	15.1	-0.3
Dec-20	125.0	7.3	-2.0
Jan-21	101.3	-19.0	-5.5
Feb-21	104.1	2.8	-1.9
Mar-21	108.7	4.4	8.7
Apr-21	107.7	-0.9	48.5
May-21	109.9	2.0	27.7
Jun-21	110.5	0.5	15.0
Jul-21	103.0	-6.7	4.1
Aug-21	99.8	-3.2	5.0
Sep-21	103.2	3.5	5.0
Oct-21	110.1	6.6	8.8
Nov-21	127.2	15.5	9.2
Dec-21	132.1	3.8	5.6
Jan-22	107.9	-18.3	6.5
Feb-22	116.4	7.9	11.8
Mar-22	119.8	2.9	10.2
Apr-22	121.1	1.1	12.5
May-22	123.4	1.9	12.3
Jun-22	127.2	3.1	15.1
Jul-22	127.2	0	23.5
Aug-22	128.5	1.0	28.8
Sep-22	132.8	3.4	28.7
Oct-22	134.1	1.0	21.9
Nov-22	144.2	7.5	13.4
Dec-22	148.3	2.8	12.3
Jan-23	125.7	-15.2	16.5
Feb-23	128.6	2.3	10.5
Mar-23	128.5	-0.1	7.3
Apr-23	127.3	-1.0	5.1
May-23	127.8	0.4	3.6
Jun-23	130.0	1.7	2.2
Jul-23	126.3	-2.9	-0.7

Household spending, current price, calendar adjusted (indexed to January 2019)

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Index reference period January 2019 = 100.0

Indicator estimates are produced in current price original and current price calendar adjusted terms. Calendar adjusted estimates account for trading day impacts and length of month. As the indicator time series lengthens, seasonally adjusted estimates will become available. Until such time, it is advised to focus on the through the year movements. Through the year movements measure change in the current month compared to the same month in the previous year.

Significant events such as COVID-19 can lead to very strong through the year rises. Care should be given when comparing periods with these events.

Through the year spending

Household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted
	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)
Food	6.2	5.4	1.5
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	1.0	2.4	-4.0
Clothing and footwear	-3.1	-6.9	-7.5
Furnishings and household equipment	-4.1	-1.7	-7.9
Health	6.6	6.7	6.2
Transport	8.1	1.8	-1.4
Recreation and culture	-2.9	-2.9	-3.9
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	8.0	4.6	0.4
Miscellaneous goods and services	7.1	8.1	4.9
Total	3.6	2.2	-0.7

Household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted

["","May-23","Jun-23","Jul-23"]

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Through the year household spending decreased for five out of the nine spending categories. The largest decreases were in:

Furnishings and household equipment (-7.9%)
Clothing and footwear (-7.5%)
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-4.0%).

Goods and services spending

Household spending on goods and services, current price, calendar adjusted
	Goods - Index	Services - Index	Goods - Through the year change (%)	Services - Through the year change (%)
Jul-19	103.0	113.3
Aug-19	106.0	115.5
Sep-19	105.4	111.6
Oct-19	109.4	113.1
Nov-19	118.8	115.0
Dec-19	141.8	114.5
Jan-20	104.6	109.6	4.6	9.6
Feb-20	101.8	110.1	1.5	1.7
Mar-20	113.0	88.0	11.3	-20.0
Apr-20	96.0	50.8	-6.1	-53.8
May-20	111.5	62.4	8.9	-44.5
Jun-20	118.4	75.4	10.8	-32.8
Jul-20	118.0	81.4	14.5	-28.2
Aug-20	112.0	79.2	5.7	-31.4
Sep-20	113.3	84.4	7.5	-24.4
Oct-20	115.7	87.9	5.7	-22.4
Nov-20	136.8	97.7	15.1	-15.1
Dec-20	152.9	99.2	7.9	-13.4
Jan-21	112.7	90.7	7.8	-17.2
Feb-21	110.5	98.3	8.5	-10.7
Mar-21	113.0	104.7	0.0	19.0
Apr-21	111.6	104.1	16.2	105.0
May-21	114.3	105.8	2.4	69.5
Jun-21	118.7	102.9	0.2	36.5
Jul-21	113.2	93.6	-4.1	15.1
Aug-21	112.1	88.3	0.1	11.5
Sep-21	116.2	91.2	2.6	8.1
Oct-21	123.6	97.5	6.9	11.0
Nov-21	145.5	110.3	6.4	12.9
Dec-21	158.5	107.6	3.6	8.5
Jan-22	119.3	97.4	5.8	7.3
Feb-22	121.6	111.6	10.1	13.5
Mar-22	122.6	117.2	8.5	11.9
Apr-22	125.5	117.0	12.5	12.4
May-22	124.6	122.2	9.1	15.5
Jun-22	128.2	126.3	8.0	22.7
Jul-22	126.3	128.1	11.6	36.8
Aug-22	127.6	129.4	13.7	46.5
Sep-22	132.9	132.8	14.4	45.6
Oct-22	135.5	132.9	9.6	36.2
Nov-22	152.0	137.0	4.5	24.3
Dec-22	165.7	132.1	4.5	22.8
Jan-23	126.5	125.0	6.1	28.4
Feb-23	124.7	132.2	2.5	18.5
Mar-23	123.8	132.8	1.0	13.3
Apr-23	125.3	129.1	-0.2	10.4
May-23	124.1	131.3	-0.5	7.5
Jun-23	127.3	132.5	-0.7	5.0
Jul-23	121.1	131.1	-4.1	2.4

Household spending on goods and services, current price, calendar adjusted

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Through the year, household spending on:

services rose 2.4%, driven by increased spending on miscellaneous goods and services, health, and transport services.
goods fell 4.1%, driven by falls in furnishings and household equipment, clothing and footwear, and goods for recreation and culture.

Discretionary and non-discretionary spending

Household discretionary and non-discretionary spending, current price, calendar adjusted
	Discretionary - Index	Non Discretionary - Index	Discretionary - Through the year change (%)	Non Discretionary - Through the year change (%)
Jul-19	107.5	109.1
Aug-19	108.5	113.1
Sep-19	107.7	109.4
Oct-19	110.3	112.3
Nov-19	119.7	114.3
Dec-19	141.8	114.8
Jan-20	108.1	106.4	8.1	6.4
Feb-20	104.2	107.8	2.8	0.6
Mar-20	95.4	104.2	-7.3	-4.1
Apr-20	75.2	70.2	-28.0	-35.0
May-20	94.2	78.7	-9.7	-28.9
Jun-20	103.9	89.0	-6.5	-17.8
Jul-20	105.1	93.5	-2.3	-14.3
Aug-20	98.9	91.4	-8.8	-19.2
Sep-20	102.3	94.6	-5.1	-13.5
Oct-20	105.0	97.8	-4.8	-12.9
Nov-20	129.6	104.6	8.3	-8.5
Dec-20	144.4	107.5	1.8	-6.3
Jan-21	107.3	95.9	-0.8	-9.8
Feb-21	107.2	101.3	2.9	-6.0
Mar-21	111.5	106.1	16.9	1.9
Apr-21	111.6	104.2	48.4	48.5
May-21	112.4	107.6	19.3	36.8
Jun-21	116.6	105.0	12.2	17.9
Jul-21	105.8	100.6	0.7	7.6
Aug-21	101.2	98.4	2.3	7.7
Sep-21	106.0	100.7	3.6	6.5
Oct-21	115.1	105.6	9.6	7.9
Nov-21	141.7	114.1	9.3	9.0
Dec-21	150.7	115.3	4.4	7.2
Jan-22	113.0	103.3	5.4	7.6
Feb-22	119.7	113.4	11.6	11.9
Mar-22	123.0	116.8	10.3	10.0
Apr-22	126.9	115.9	13.7	11.2
May-22	126.1	120.9	12.3	12.3
Jun-22	132.3	122.6	13.5	16.8
Jul-22	129.4	125.3	22.3	24.6
Aug-22	129.4	127.6	27.9	29.7
Sep-22	135.6	130.3	28.0	29.4
Oct-22	136.7	131.8	18.8	24.9
Nov-22	152.9	136.4	7.9	19.6
Dec-22	162.6	135.3	7.9	17.3
Jan-23	126.7	124.9	12.1	20.9
Feb-23	125.2	131.6	4.6	16.1
Mar-23	124.8	131.8	1.5	12.8
Apr-23	126.4	128.1	-0.4	10.5
May-23	125.7	129.7	-0.3	7.3
Jun-23	131.9	128.3	-0.3	4.7
Jul-23	125.0	127.4	-3.3	1.7

Household discretionary and non-discretionary spending, current price, calendar adjusted

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Through the year:

non-discretionary spending rose 1.7%, driven by spending on health, food, and transport services.
discretionary spending fell 3.3%, driven by falls in furnishings and household equipment, clothing and footwear, and goods for recreation and culture.

State and territory spending

State household spending through the year, current price, calendar adjusted
	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)
NSW	3.8	2.7	-0.9
Vic.	2.7	0.8	-2.2
Qld	3.9	2.5	0.5
SA	4.0	4.1	0.4
WA	4.5	2.8	0.7
Tas.	1.9	1.7	-1.4
NT	0.8	-0.7	-6.7
ACT	4.2	1.7	1.0

State household spending through the year, current price, calendar adjusted

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Household spending decreased through the year for four out of the eight states and territories. The strongest decreases were in:

Northern Territory (-6.7%)
Victoria (-2.2%)
Tasmania (-1.4%).

In the Northern Territory, the weakest household spending categories through the year were:

clothing and footwear (-20.8%)
recreation and culture (-15.7%)
hotels, cafes and restaurants (-15.5%).

In Victoria, the weakest household spending categories through the year were:

alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-9.2%)
clothing and footwear (-7.2%)
furnishings and household equipment, and recreation and culture (both down 5.6%).

In Tasmania, the weakest household spending categories through the year were:

recreation and culture (-13.6%)
clothing and footwear (-9.6%)
furnishings and household equipment (-8.7%).

State household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Food	1.7	2.2	0.9	3.3	0.2	4.3	-10.1	3.2
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	-4.8	-9.2	1.3	0.0	-3.9	-8.3	7.3	-10.6
Clothing and footwear	-9.4	-7.2	-6.3	-6.7	-2.6	-9.6	-20.8	-13.5
Furnishings and household equipment	-9.5	-5.6	-10.8	-6.9	-2.3	-8.7	-11.8	-8.4
Health	8.2	1.1	6.8	6.0	10.4	7.6	10.6	14.4
Transport	-0.7	-4.9	0.8	-4.2	1.7	-3.5	-5.7	4.7
Recreation and culture	-4.0	-5.6	0.2	-0.9	-5.7	-13.6	-15.7	-2.3
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	0.1	3.1	-0.9	0.2	-0.9	10.8	-15.5	1.1
Miscellaneous goods and services	4.9	2.6	7.3	9.1	6.2	-5.5	15.2	0.7
Total	-0.9	-2.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	-1.4	-6.7	1.0

State household spending through the year by goods/services, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Goods	-5.1	-4.8	-3.0	-1.0	-3.0	-5.1	-12.4	-4.1
Services	2.8	0.2	3.8	1.7	4.2	1.9	-2.9	4.8

State household discretionary/non-discretionary spending, through the year, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Discretionary	-4.2	-4.7	-1.3	-0.5	-1.2	-6.6	-8.4	-5.7
Non Discretionary	2.3	0.1	2.1	1.3	2.4	3.3	-5.0	6.3

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Table 1. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia

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