Australian household spending rises 0.6 percent in September

Australian household spending rose 0.6 percent in September 2026 in seasonally adjusted terms, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said, after a 0.1 percent fall in August.

Why it matters: Spending volumes grew for a fourth straight quarter, a resilience signal the Reserve Bank of Australia weighs after its September rate hike, with the September quarter gain led by transport.

Data as of Australian Bureau of Statistics media release, household spending indicator for September 2026, read in full in this run; every figure is the bureau's own. Developing item.

Household spending rose 0.6 percent in September 2026 in seasonally adjusted terms, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said, following a fall of 0.1 percent in August and a rise of 1.0 percent in July. Transport and health spending each rose 1.5 percent, and recreation and culture rose 0.8 percent, with fuel spending up 5.4 percent after the fuel excise relief ended on August 3, even as the volume of fuel spending fell 2.2 percent.

For the September quarter, household spending volumes grew 0.7 percent, the fourth quarter in a row of growth, with seven of the nine spending categories recording increases and transport the strongest at 1.6 percent, led by air travel.

Australian household spending rises 0.6 percent in September

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