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ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence falls 2.2% to 117.9

  • October 04 2016
  • Finding No. 6980
  • Topic: Consumer Confidence Press Release
  • Country: Australia
This weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is based on 1,028 face-to-face interviews conducted Australia-wide with men and women aged 14 and over last weekend October 1/2, 2016.
ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 2.2% to 117.9 this week, unwinding part of last week’s rise.

  • The fall in the index was broad based, with each sub-index posting a small decrease. Consumers’ views towards their current finances fell 2.7%, while views towards future finances declined 1.4%.

  • Households were also less optimistic about the economic outlook. Views toward the 12-month and 5-year economic outlook slipped 2.1% and 1.4% respectively.

  • Household views on whether ‘now is a good time to buy a household item’ fell a solid 3.8%.

  • The inflation expectations series – as introduced in our Australian Insight What’s driving the decline in ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer inflation expectations? – remains at 4.0%.
ANZ Head of Australian Economics Felicity Emmett commented:

“ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence remains volatile. But looking past the weekly ups and downs, the four week average has been on the rise since early 2016 and remains well above its long run average.

"Importantly, consumers remain particularly optimistic about their own finances. A strong housing market and ongoing improvement in the labour market are key factors here. However, this optimism has not been reflected in consumer spending of late. Retail sales have been soft, and overall consumer spending growth stepped down in Q2. On this front, we’ll be watching this week’s read on August retail sales to give us an idea as to whether the recent strength in confidence has translated into stronger spending.”


ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence Rating - October 4, 2016 - 117.9

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence Rating - October 4, 2016 - 117.9

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence Rating - October 4, 2016 - 117.9

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