The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights Index rose 0.7% to 137.0 in August.
This was led by increased education spending by international university students, higher transport spending due to increased petrol prices and...
After significant growth in peak pandemic years, Australian consumer online retail spending has stabilised, according to the Australian Ecommerce Report 2023 by IAB Australia and Pureprofile.
The report found that 67% of surveyed...
Australians continued to “tighten their belts” in July, according to a new Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) report, with spending growth declining nationally to just 1.3% in the year to July.
The monthly CommBank...
Over half of the Australian shoppers recently surveyed by Monash University say sustainability is an important factor when making a retail purchase.
Despite the increases to our cost of living, Monash Business School’s...
Millions of Australians are refusing to give up their little luxuries, according to new research by Finder.
A Finder survey of 1096 respondents revealed three quarters of surveyed Australians (74%) – equivalent to...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates on hold, with its cash rate target remaining at 4.1%.
This follows last month’s pause after interest rates had been increased by 4 percentage...
Gander, an app designed to help consumers save money at the supermarket and combat food wastage, is launching in Australia today.
Australians will have the ability to check what’s on sale in...
New research from Manhattan Associates has found that 80% of Australians are now more discerning and selective in their purchasing decisions compared with twelve months ago, creating a significantly higher barrier to...
