The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index was flat in July, unchanged at 148.2.
Modest spending increases were seen across seven of the 12 spending categories, with the most notable uplifts in household goods (up 1.3%),...
Sustainability remains an important consumer value in Australia, finds a new report.
According to the Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies Unit report, close to 50% of the Australian shoppers surveyed...
Global financial technology platform Intuit Inc. has released a new report focusing on the evolving relationship between brand and customer, consumer spending motivations, and how businesses can best connect with customers in...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index increased 1.1% in May to 150.21.
This follows a 1% drop in April, continuing the month-to-month spending volatility seen throughout 2024.
While household spending rose in May,...
The plant-based meat industry in Australia is said to be steadily expanding, with significant growth in the foodservice sector.
According to Food Frontier’s ‘2023 State of the Industry’ report, plant-based meat sales in...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index increased 0.2% in March to 141.8.
This, says the bank, was led by shoppers stocking up the fridge ahead of the earlier-than-usual Easter break.
The spending uplift was...
Retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities trended downward in the December quarter 2023 as international refined petrol prices decreased, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report.
However they were...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index fell 3.9% in December.
This, says the bank, was due to the cumulative effect of successive interest rate rises as well as consumers bringing forward holiday...
