Consumer Spending in Australia increased to 357793 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2026 from 355980 AUD Million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Consumer Spending in Australia averaged 162782.21 AUD Million from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 357793.00 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2026 and a record low of 40136.00 AUD Million in the third quarter of 1959. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Consumer Spending in Australia is expected to be 359798.00 AUD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Consumer Spending is projected to trend around 366734.00 AUD Million in 2027 and 375169.00 AUD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-04 12:30 AM
GDP Final Consumption QoQ
Q4 0.5% 0.7%
2026-06-03 01:30 AM
GDP Final Consumption QoQ
Q1 0.3% 0.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Consumption 357793.00 355980.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 456254.00 454500.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Personal Savings 6.20 7.00 percent Mar 2026


Australia Consumer Spending
Household final consumption expenditure is the net expenditure on goods and services by persons and expenditure by private non-profit institutions serving households. This item includes: personal expenditure on motor vehicles and other durable goods; the imputed rent of owner-occupied dwellings; the value of 'backyard' production (including food produced and consumed on farms); and the payment of wages and salaries in kind.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
357793.00 355980.00 357793.00 40136.00 1959 - 2026 AUD Million Quarterly
Constant Prices 2023-24, SA