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Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Experimental indicator of household spending using bank transactions data

Reference period

February 2023

Released

12/04/2023

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Key statistics

Household spending increased 11.8% through the year on a current price, calendar adjusted basis.
Through the year, household spending increased for both services (+17.6%) and goods (+6.1%).
Through the year, both non-discretionary (+17.5%) and discretionary (+5.8%) spending increased.

Household spending, current price, calendar adjusted (indexed to January 2019)
	Index	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Feb-19	104.4	4.4
Mar-19	106.0	1.5
Apr-19	106.3	0.4
May-19	107.7	1.3
Jun-19	109.6	1.7
Jul-19	108.1	-1.4
Aug-19	110.3	2.0
Sep-19	109.6	-0.6
Oct-19	111.8	2.0
Nov-19	116.8	4.5
Dec-19	127.3	9.0
Jan-20	107.3	-15.7	7.3
Feb-20	106.2	-1.0	1.7
Mar-20	99.8	-6.0	-5.8
Apr-20	72.2	-27.7	-32.1
May-20	86.9	20.4	-19.3
Jun-20	95.6	10.0	-12.8
Jul-20	98.9	3.5	-8.5
Aug-20	95.1	-3.9	-13.8
Sep-20	98.2	3.3	-10.4
Oct-20	100.8	2.6	-9.9
Nov-20	116.4	15.5	-0.3
Dec-20	125.6	7.9	-1.3
Jan-21	101.1	-19.5	-5.8
Feb-21	103.7	2.6	-2.4
Mar-21	109.4	5.6	9.6
Apr-21	108.1	-1.2	49.8
May-21	109.9	1.7	26.5
Jun-21	110.1	0.1	15.1
Jul-21	102.9	-6.5	4.0
Aug-21	99.8	-3.0	4.9
Sep-21	103.4	3.6	5.2
Oct-21	110.2	6.6	9.3
Nov-21	127.2	15.4	9.3
Dec-21	132.0	3.8	5.1
Jan-22	107.9	-18.3	6.7
Feb-22	116.4	8.0	12.3
Mar-22	119.8	2.9	9.5
Apr-22	121.1	1.1	12.0
May-22	123.4	1.8	12.2
Jun-22	127.2	3.1	15.6
Jul-22	127.4	0.1	23.8
Aug-22	128.8	1.1	29.1
Sep-22	133.1	3.4	28.8
Oct-22	134.4	1.0	22.0
Nov-22	144.6	7.6	13.7
Dec-22	149.1	3.1	12.9
Jan-23	127.1	-14.8	17.8
Feb-23	130.2	2.4	11.8

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
	Dec-2022 (%)	Jan-2023 (%)	Feb-2023 (%)
Food	9.2	9.0	12.8
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	-4.6	-5.3	-12.0
Clothing and footwear	10.2	21.0	11.2
Furnishings and household equipment	5.6	7.4	1.3
Health	5.6	8.2	7.2
Transport	35.6	41.5	25.7
Recreation and culture	10.9	17.0	12.1
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	25.8	38.5	25.9
Miscellaneous goods and services	11.7	13.9	4.1
Total	12.9	17.8	11.8

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

["","Dec-2022","Jan-2023","Feb-2023"]

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Through the year household spending increased in all spending categories except alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-12.0%). The largest increases were in:

hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+25.9%)
transport (+25.7%)
food (+12.8%)

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 (%)
Feb-19	100.3	108.3
Mar-19	101.6	110.0
Apr-19	102.4	110.0
May-19	102.5	112.6
Jun-19	106.8	112.1
Jul-19	102.7	113.0
Aug-19	105.3	114.9
Sep-19	106.5	112.5
Oct-19	110.0	113.5
Nov-19	118.8	114.9
Dec-19	141.3	114.4
Jan-20	104.8	109.6	4.8	9.6
Feb-20	102.1	110.1	1.7	1.7
Mar-20	112.7	87.9	10.9	-20.1
Apr-20	95.4	50.8	-6.9	-53.8
May-20	113.2	62.5	10.5	-44.5
Jun-20	117.5	75.3	10.0	-32.8
Jul-20	117.8	81.5	14.7	-27.9
Aug-20	112.3	79.2	6.6	-31.1
Sep-20	113.3	84.3	6.4	-25.1
Oct-20	115.2	87.4	4.7	-23.0
Nov-20	136.8	97.5	15.2	-15.2
Dec-20	153.4	99.9	8.6	-12.6
Jan-21	112.4	90.6	7.3	-17.4
Feb-21	110.3	97.5	8.1	-11.4
Mar-21	113.5	105.6	0.7	20.1
Apr-21	111.9	104.7	17.3	106.1
May-21	114.2	106.0	0.8	69.5
Jun-21	118.6	102.2	0.9	35.7
Jul-21	113.2	93.4	-3.9	14.7
Aug-21	112.2	88.3	-0.2	11.6
Sep-21	116.3	91.4	2.7	8.5
Oct-21	123.7	97.6	7.4	11.7
Nov-21	145.5	110.2	6.4	13.1
Dec-21	158.4	107.6	3.3	7.7
Jan-22	119.3	97.2	6.2	7.3
Feb-22	121.6	111.6	10.2	14.5
Mar-22	122.6	117.2	8.0	11.0
Apr-22	125.5	117.1	12.1	11.9
May-22	124.7	122.2	9.2	15.2
Jun-22	128.4	126.2	8.3	23.5
Jul-22	126.6	128.1	11.9	37.1
Aug-22	127.9	129.7	14.0	46.8
Sep-22	133.0	133.2	14.4	45.8
Oct-22	135.4	133.5	9.4	36.8
Nov-22	151.9	137.8	4.4	25.1
Dec-22	166.8	132.7	5.3	23.3
Jan-23	129.7	124.6	8.7	28.2
Feb-23	129.1	131.2	6.1	17.6

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

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Through the year, household spending on:

services rose 17.6%, driven by increased spending on transport, catering services and recreational and cultural services.
goods rose 6.1%, driven by rises in food, goods for recreation and culture and clothing and footwear.

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 (%)
Feb-19	101.4	107.2
Mar-19	102.9	108.8
Apr-19	104.4	108.1
May-19	104.5	110.7
Jun-19	111.0	108.3
Jul-19	107.3	108.8
Aug-19	108.2	112.2
Sep-19	108.4	110.7
Oct-19	110.6	112.9
Nov-19	119.6	114.2
Dec-19	141.6	114.4
Jan-20	108.1	106.6	8.1	6.6
Feb-20	104.2	108.0	2.7	0.8
Mar-20	95.4	103.9	-7.3	-4.5
Apr-20	75.2	69.5	-28.0	-35.7
May-20	94.7	79.9	-9.4	-27.8
Jun-20	103.4	88.5	-6.9	-18.3
Jul-20	105.0	93.4	-2.1	-14.1
Aug-20	99.0	91.6	-8.4	-18.4
Sep-20	102.3	94.6	-5.6	-14.6
Oct-20	104.8	97.1	-5.2	-14.0
Nov-20	129.6	104.5	8.3	-8.5
Dec-20	144.6	108.5	2.1	-5.2
Jan-21	107.3	95.5	-0.8	-10.4
Feb-21	106.7	100.9	2.4	-6.6
Mar-21	112.1	107.0	17.5	3.0
Apr-21	112.1	104.6	49.0	50.5
May-21	112.6	107.5	18.9	34.6
Jun-21	115.9	104.8	12.0	18.4
Jul-21	105.5	100.5	0.5	7.6
Aug-21	101.2	98.5	2.2	7.5
Sep-21	106.2	100.8	3.8	6.6
Oct-21	115.2	105.6	9.9	8.7
Nov-21	141.7	114.1	9.3	9.2
Dec-21	150.6	115.3	4.2	6.3
Jan-22	112.9	103.3	5.3	8.1
Feb-22	119.8	113.4	12.3	12.4
Mar-22	123.1	116.8	9.8	9.2
Apr-22	127.0	115.9	13.3	10.8
May-22	126.1	120.9	12.0	12.4
Jun-22	132.3	122.7	14.2	17.1
Jul-22	129.5	125.5	22.7	24.8
Aug-22	129.9	127.9	28.3	29.9
Sep-22	136.0	130.6	28.0	29.5
Oct-22	137.0	132.1	18.9	25.0
Nov-22	153.2	136.9	8.1	20.0
Dec-22	163.5	136.1	8.6	18.0
Jan-23	128.0	126.3	13.3	22.3
Feb-23	126.8	133.3	5.8	17.5

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Through the year:

discretionary household spending rose 5.8%, driven by spending in recreation and culture and clothing and footwear.
non-discretionary household spending rose 17.5%, driven by spending on transport services and catering services.

State and territory spending

State household spending through the year, current price, calendar adjusted
	Dec-2022 (%)	Jan-2023 (%)	Feb-2023 (%)
NSW	15.2	18.1	11.5
Vic.	13.9	19.7	11.1
Qld	11.5	17.3	12.6
SA	13.6	19.8	11.6
WA	9.9	13.0	13.6
Tas.	9.2	17.9	10.5
NT	9.6	15.5	10.8
ACT	12.7	20.6	15.0

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

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Household spending increased through the year for all states and territories. The strongest increases were in:

Australian Capital Territory (+15.0%)
Western Australia (+13.6%)
Queensland (+12.6%).

In the Australian Capital Territory, the strongest household spending categories through the year were:

transport (+24.2%)
hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+22.5%)
food (+17.0%).

In Western Australia, the strongest household spending categories through the year were:

transport (+36.0%)
hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+20.6%)
food (+12.6%).

In Queensland, the strongest household spending categories through the year were:

hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+25.5%)
transport (+22.9%)
recreation and culture (+21.9%).

State household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Food	14.8	12.9	9.9	13.3	12.6	12.6	11.4	17.0
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	-8.9	-13.7	-14.0	-16.9	-14.1	-9.8	-2.7	-4.5
Clothing and footwear	8.4	13.4	11.2	28.1	6.0	8.3	14.3	11.9
Furnishings and household equipment	7.5	-4.2	-3.3	3.1	6.9	2.1	0.0	1.2
Health	6.9	5.6	14.0	3.3	3.3	6.7	11.9	11.2
Transport	25.5	25.2	22.9	19.6	36.0	23.2	29.6	24.2
Recreation and culture	5.3	11.8	21.9	22.4	12.5	9.8	14.3	11.9
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	26.1	30.6	25.5	22.4	20.6	26.0	15.8	22.5
Miscellaneous goods and services	4.3	2.6	2.4	2.2	12.1	1.2	-3.4	15.0
Total	11.5	11.1	12.6	11.6	13.6	10.5	10.8	15.0

State household spending through the year by goods/services, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Goods	7.3	4.5	6.1	6.9	6.5	3.8	7.4	7.8
Services	15.5	18.4	19.2	16.4	20.5	16.4	13.5	21.2

State household discretionary/non-discretionary spending, through the year, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Discretionary	4.1	5.2	7.7	8.3	8.3	5.1	4.1	10.2
Non Discretionary	18.9	16.8	17.2	14.8	17.9	15.4	17.6	19.0

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Revisions and future development

Updates to source data have resulted in some revisions to the outputs.

The new experimental monthly household spending indicator uses new and innovative methodologies to produce indicators of household spending based on bank transactions data.

The ABS is continuing to assess and refine the monthly household spending indicator methodologies and welcomes comments on the usefulness of these estimates.

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Table 1. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia

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Table 4. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 5. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

Table 6. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia

Table 7. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania

Table 8. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory

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Table 1. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia

Table 2. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales

Table 3. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Victoria

Table 4. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 5. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

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