ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was virtually unchanged at 67.7 in mid-October, 16.3 points below a year earlier (84) and 4.3 points below the 2026 weekly average of 72.0. Confidence fell in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and edged up in Queensland and Western Australia. Some 56% of Australians said their families were worse off financially than a year ago, against 15% who said better off, and 49% (up 4 ppts) expected bad economic times over the next year. Buying intentions improved, with 17% (up 3 ppts) saying it is a good time to buy major household items, though 44% still said it was a bad time. ANZ economist Sophia Angala said confidence remained historically low, the twelfth-lowest since the series began in 1973, and ANZ continues to expect the RBA to hike the cash rate by 25bp at its November meeting.
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