Monthly Household Spending Indicator

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Experimental indicator of household spending using bank transactions data

Reference period

March 2023

Released

9/05/2023

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Key statistics

Household spending increased 8.2% through the year on a current price, calendar adjusted basis.
Through the year, household spending increased for both services (+11.4%) and goods (+4.8%).
Through the year, both non-discretionary (+13.9%) and discretionary (+2.2%) spending increased.

Household spending, current price, calendar adjusted (indexed to January 2019)
	Index	Monthly (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-19	105.9	1.4
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	4.4
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	20.3	-19.3
Jun-20	95.6	10.0	-12.8
Jul-20	98.9	3.5	-8.4
Aug-20	95.1	-3.9	-13.8
Sep-20	98.2	3.3	-10.4
Oct-20	100.7	2.5	-9.9
Nov-20	116.3	15.5	-0.4
Dec-20	125.7	8.1	-1.2
Jan-21	101.4	-19.4	-5.5
Feb-21	104.1	2.7	-2.0
Mar-21	108.7	4.4	8.8
Apr-21	108.0	-0.6	49.6
May-21	110.0	1.8	26.6
Jun-21	110.1	0.1	15.2
Jul-21	102.9	-6.5	4.0
Aug-21	99.8	-3.0	4.9
Sep-21	103.4	3.6	5.3
Oct-21	110.1	6.5	9.4
Nov-21	127.2	15.5	9.3
Dec-21	132.0	3.8	5.0
Jan-22	107.8	-18.3	6.4
Feb-22	116.4	8.0	11.8
Mar-22	119.8	2.9	10.3
Apr-22	121.1	1.1	12.1
May-22	123.3	1.8	12.1
Jun-22	127.2	3.2	15.6
Jul-22	127.4	0.1	23.8
Aug-22	128.8	1.1	29.1
Sep-22	133.1	3.3	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	2.5	11.9
Mar-23	129.6	-0.5	8.2

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.

Temporary suspension of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco series

In this release, data for the Alcoholic beverages and tobacco category has not been published for the most recent three months, and the most recent quarter. This category is subject to significant revisions after the spending indicator is benchmarked to Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HFCE), especially in the March quarter, due to differing seasonal patterns in the two series. The March quarter data for this category will be available in the May 2023 Monthly Household Spending Indicator release, after the March quarter National Accounts release. The ABS is continuing to assess and refine the methodologies for the spending indicator.

Through the year spending

Household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted
	Jan-23 (%)	Feb-23 (%)	Mar-23 (%)
Food	9.0	13.0	12.6
Clothing and footwear	21.0	11.3	7.4
Furnishings and household equipment	7.4	1.4	-1.7
Health	8.2	7.2	5.9
Transport	41.5	25.6	16.0
Recreation and culture	17.0	12.1	7.5
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	38.5	26.0	22.8
Miscellaneous goods and services	13.8	4.4	-1.7
Total	17.8	11.9	8.2

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

["","Jan-23","Feb-23","Mar-23"]

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Through the year household spending increased in all spending categories except furnishings and household equipment (-1.7%) and miscellaneous good and services (-1.7%). The largest increases were in:

hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+22.8%)
transport (+16.0%)
food (+12.6%)

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 (%)
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	114.8
Sep-19	106.5	112.5
Oct-19	110.0	113.4
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	-53.9
May-20	113.2	62.5	10.4	-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	87.3	4.7	-23.1
Nov-20	136.8	97.4	15.1	-15.2
Dec-20	153.4	100.1	8.6	-12.5
Jan-21	112.5	91.1	7.4	-16.9
Feb-21	110.5	98.2	8.3	-10.8
Mar-21	113.2	104.4	0.5	18.7
Apr-21	111.9	104.5	17.3	105.8
May-21	114.2	106.1	0.9	69.7
Jun-21	118.6	102.2	0.9	35.7
Jul-21	113.1	93.4	-3.9	14.6
Aug-21	112.1	88.3	-0.2	11.6
Sep-21	116.3	91.4	2.7	8.5
Oct-21	123.7	97.6	7.4	11.8
Nov-21	145.5	110.2	6.4	13.1
Dec-21	158.4	107.6	3.3	7.6
Jan-22	119.3	97.2	6.0	6.7
Feb-22	121.6	111.6	10.1	13.7
Mar-22	122.6	117.2	8.2	12.3
Apr-22	125.5	117.1	12.2	12.1
May-22	124.6	122.1	9.2	15.1
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	46.9
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	129.2	131.2	6.2	17.6
Mar-23	128.5	130.6	4.8	11.4

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Through the year, household spending on:

services rose 11.4%, driven by increased spending on transport, catering services and health.
goods rose 4.8%, 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 (%)
Mar-19	102.9	108.7
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	108.1	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	94.6	79.9	-9.4	-27.8
Jun-20	103.4	88.5	-6.9	-18.3
Jul-20	105.0	93.5	-2.1	-14.1
Aug-20	99.0	91.6	-8.4	-18.4
Sep-20	102.3	94.5	-5.6	-14.6
Oct-20	104.7	97.1	-5.3	-14.0
Nov-20	129.5	104.4	8.3	-8.6
Dec-20	144.7	108.6	2.2	-5.1
Jan-21	107.6	95.8	-0.5	-10.1
Feb-21	107.1	101.4	2.8	-6.2
Mar-21	111.3	106.3	16.7	2.3
Apr-21	112.0	104.5	48.9	50.3
May-21	112.7	107.6	19.0	34.7
Jun-21	115.9	104.8	12.1	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	10.0	8.8
Nov-21	141.7	114.1	9.4	9.3
Dec-21	150.6	115.3	4.1	6.2
Jan-22	112.9	103.3	4.9	7.8
Feb-22	119.8	113.4	11.8	11.9
Mar-22	123.1	116.8	10.6	9.9
Apr-22	127.0	115.9	13.3	10.9
May-22	126.1	120.8	11.9	12.3
Jun-22	132.3	122.7	14.2	17.1
Jul-22	129.5	125.4	22.7	24.8
Aug-22	129.9	127.8	28.3	29.9
Sep-22	136.0	130.6	28.0	29.5
Oct-22	137.0	132.1	18.9	25.1
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	5.9	17.6
Mar-23	125.8	133.0	2.2	13.9

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

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Through the year:

discretionary household spending rose 2.2%, driven by goods for recreation and culture and accommodation services.
non-discretionary household spending rose 13.9%, driven by spending on transport services and catering services.

State and territory spending

State household spending through the year, current price, calendar adjusted
	Jan-2023 (%)	Feb-2023 (%)	Mar-2023 (%)
NSW	18.1	11.5	7.7
Vic.	19.7	11.1	7.6
Qld	17.4	12.7	7.0
SA	19.8	11.7	9.4
WA	13.0	13.6	11.7
Tas.	17.9	10.5	9.9
NT	15.5	11.0	9.5
ACT	20.5	15.1	12.6

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 (+12.6%)
Western Australia (+11.7%)
Tasmania (+9.9%)

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

food (+18.2%)
hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+17.3%)
transport (+17.0%)

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

transport (+30.4%)
hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+24.2%)
food (+12.1%)

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

hotels, cafes, and restaurants (+25.7%)
furnishings and household equipment (+16.1%)
transport (+14.9%)

State household spending through the year by category, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Food	13.6	13.7	9.4	13.7	12.1	12.2	10.0	18.2
Clothing and footwear	4.7	10.0	3.9	29.9	6.1	10.4	0.0	8.7
Furnishings and household equipment	2.6	-4.5	-11.0	3.2	6.0	16.1	-4.7	4.9
Health	5.7	3.5	10.5	3.6	5.9	3.6	20.0	12.5
Transport	15.8	14.7	12.0	9.4	30.4	14.9	18.3	17.0
Recreation and culture	2.3	6.6	13.6	16.2	10.2	7.9	13.0	9.9
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	23.8	26.3	19.0	17.8	24.2	25.7	9.9	17.3
Miscellaneous goods and services	-2.3	-1.6	-3.8	3.2	-1.1	0.6	3.5	7.8
Total	7.7	7.6	7.0	9.4	11.7	9.9	9.5	12.6

State household spending through the year by goods/services, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Goods	5.4	4.1	2.5	7.2	6.8	6.9	6.1	9.1
Services	9.8	11.3	11.3	11.5	16.4	12.6	12.0	15.4

State household discretionary/non-discretionary spending, through the year, current price, calendar adjusted (%)
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Discretionary	0.5	2.0	1.4	7.3	4.7	7.2	4.4	7.9
Non Discretionary	15.0	12.9	12.2	11.3	17.6	12.2	15.0	16.4

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Table 1. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia
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Table 2. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales
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Table 12. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Victoria
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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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Through the year spending

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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

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

Table 9. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

Table 10. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia

Table 11. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales

Table 12. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Victoria

Table 13. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 14. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

Table 15. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia

Table 16. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania

Table 17. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory

Table 18. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

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Through the year spending

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Discretionary and non-discretionary spending

State and territory spending

Data downloads

Monthly Household Spending Indicator Data Cubes

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

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

Table 9. Experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

Table 10. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australia

Table 11. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, New South Wales

Table 12. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Victoria

Table 13. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Queensland

Table 14. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, South Australia

Table 15. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Western Australia

Table 16. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Tasmania

Table 17. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Northern Territory

Table 18. Quarterly experimental estimates of Household Spending, Australian Capital Territory

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