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Australian households are not keeping their wallets closed according to the latest household spending statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The ABS data showed that household spending rose 10.2 per cent in June 2022, compared to the same time last year.
Jacqui Vitas, head of macro-economic statistics at the ABS, said this was the 16th consecutive month of through-the-year increases in total household spending, with increases in all spending categories.
“This was off the back of consistent decreases in total household spending from March 2020 to February 2021, as responses to COVID-19 were experienced across the country,” Ms Vitas said.
“Spending categories most impacted from COVID-19 responses (transport, hotels, cafes and restaurants, and clothing and footwear) have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.”
In June 2022, transport spending increased by 22.7 per cent, driven by higher petrol prices and demand for air travel. Strong growth was also seen in spending on hotels, cafes and restaurants (up 17.1 per cent), clothing and footwear (up 16.3 per cent) and recreation and culture (up 15.5 per cent).
Not all spending categories saw strong growth, with health (up 0.8 per cent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (up 0.9 per cent) and food (up 1.8 per cent) recording only moderate rises.
All states and territories recorded increases in household spending in June 2022, compared to June 2021, with Queensland (12.4 per cent) and Victoria (11.8 percent) recorded the highest increases in spending through the year.
Total household spending increased in each month of the June quarter 2022, with the month of June having the highest increase (10.2 per cent). During the three months of the quarter, spending on health in April 2022 was the only category to show a decrease.