Consumer Confidence is up 3.6pts in a week to 126.8
| Article No. 981 -
This weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating is based on 1,040 face-to-face interviews conducted Australia-wide with men and women aged 14 and over on the weekend of December 5/6, 2009.:
December 10, 2009 |
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Consumer Confidence is 126.8 (up 3.6pts in a week), according to the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating conducted on the weekend of December 5/6, 2009. The Consumer Confidence rating is now 28.4pts higher than a year ago, December 6/7, 2008 (98.4).
The rise in the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating has been driven by increasing confidence in people’s financial position and about the Australian economy over the next five years.
Compared to a year ago 31% (up 3% — and the highest since January 2009) of Australians say their family is ‘better off financially’ while 27% (down 5% — and the lowest since February 2008) of Australians say their family is ‘worse off financially.’
In the long-term, 51% (up 4%) of Australians expect ‘good times’ economically over the next five years compared to 11% (down 2%) that expect Australia to have ‘bad times.’
In terms of personal finances, now 43% (up 2%) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off financially’ this time next year compared to 13% (down 2%) of Australians that expect their family to be ‘worse off financially.’
Of Australians, 44% (unchanged) say we’ll have ‘good times’ financially in the next 12 months compared to 17% (down 2%) that say we’ll have ‘bad times’ financially.
Now 54% (down 1%) of Australians say ‘now is a good time to buy’ major household items compared to 20% (down 1%) that say ‘now is a bad time to buy’ major household items.
Gary Morgan says:
“The weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is up 3.6pts to 126.8, recovering strongly despite last week’s RBA decision to lift interest rates 0.25% to 3.75%.
“This decision may have caused a slight fall in the number of Australians (54%, down 1%) saying ‘now is a good time to buy’ major household items, but it has not had a negative effect on other components in the Consumer Confidence Rating.
“Rising numbers of Australians say their family is ‘better off financially than a year ago’ (31%, up 3%) and that their family will be ‘better off financially in a year’s time’ (43%, up 2%) — both signs of strong confidence about the near future.”
This weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating is based on 1,040 face-to-face interviews conducted Australia-wide with men and women aged 14 and over on the weekend of December 5/6, 2009.
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The latest Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Monthly Report provides detailed demographic breakdowns for Age, Sex, State, Region (Capital Cities/ Country), Generations, Lifecycle, Socio-Economic Scale, Work Status, Occupation, Home Ownership, Voting Intention, Roy Morgan Value Segments and more.
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Margin of Error
The margin of error to be allowed for in any estimate depends mainly on the number of interviews on which it is based. The following table gives indications of the likely range within which estimates would be 95% likely to fall, expressed as the number of percentage points above or below the actual estimate. The figures are approximate and for general guidance only, and assume a simple random sample. Allowance for design effects (such as stratification and weighting) should be made as appropriate.
|
Sample Size |
Percentage Estimate |
| |
40%-60% |
25% or 75% |
10% or 90% |
5% or 95% |
|
1,000 |
±3.2 |
±2.7 |
±1.9 |
±1.4 |
|
2009 Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating Figures |
|
|
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
|
3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
31/1 |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
28/1 |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
25/26 |
|
104.1 |
107.2 |
101.1 |
92.0 |
93.4 |
94.1 |
96.2 |
95.8 |
95.2 |
97.3 |
93.5 |
97.2 |
102.6 |
103.4 |
102.6 |
99.6 |
| |
|
January (Avg. - 1976 - 2009) |
February (Avg. - 1987 - 2009) |
March (Avg. - 1973 - 2009) |
April (Avg. - 1976 - 2009) |
|
111.2 |
111.1 |
108.6 |
107.8 |
| |
|
May |
June |
July |
August |
|
2/3 |
9/10 |
16/17 |
23/24 |
30/31 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
25/26 |
1/2 |
8/9 |
15/16 |
22/23 |
29/30 |
| 97.3 |
104.5 |
101.2 |
104.2 |
104.7 |
110.8 |
108.8 |
113.9 |
113.5 |
114.0 |
114.4 |
117.8 |
116.2 |
123.0 |
122.6 |
123.7 |
121.9 |
| |
|
May (Avg. - 1986 - 2009) |
June (Avg. - 1973 - 2009) |
July (Avg. - 1976 - 2009) |
August (Avg. - 1986 - 2009) |
|
108.5 |
105.5 |
105.2 |
108.8 |
| |
|
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
31/1 |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
28/29 |
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
| 123.5 |
121.2 |
124.9 |
127.3 |
128.2 |
127.1 |
125.5 |
128.0 |
125.2 |
124.8 |
125.6 |
123.2 |
126.8 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
September (Avg. - 1973 - 2009) |
October (Avg. - 1976 - 2009) |
November (Avg. - 1976 - 2009) |
December (Avg. - 1973 - 2009) |
|
105.5 |
107.1 |
105.5 |
106.8 |
| |
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence 2009 Average: |
111.3 |
|
|
Overall Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Average (1973 — 2009): |
107.6 |
|
|
1973 - 2009 Monthly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating Figures |
|
Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Yearly
Average |
|
1973 |
|
|
119.2 |
|
|
117.0 |
|
|
108.4 |
|
|
103.8 |
112.1 |
|
1974 |
|
|
103.2 |
|
|
95.6 |
|
|
90.6 |
|
|
92.2 |
95.4 |
|
1975 |
|
|
114.0 |
|
|
104.2 |
|
|
100.8 |
|
|
103.0 |
105.5 |
|
1976 |
113.6 |
|
107.0 |
110.2 |
|
107.0 |
105.6 |
|
108.0 |
108.8 |
101.2 |
|
107.7 |
|
1977 |
104.2 |
|
98.6 |
101.6 |
|
103.8 |
99.4 |
|
105.0 |
104.4 |
109.4 |
|
103.3 |
|
1978 |
119.2 |
|
114.8 |
110.8 |
|
109.6 |
101.6 |
|
91.2 |
104.4 |
103.6 |
|
106.9 |
|
1979 |
110.2 |
|
106.2 |
109.4 |
|
92.6 |
90.2 |
|
99.4 |
97.6 |
98.8 |
|
100.6 |
|
1980 |
98.8 |
|
100.8 |
97.4 |
|
101.6 |
98.2 |
|
104.4 |
109.8 |
106.4 |
|
102.2 |
|
1981 |
113.4 |
|
111.8 |
101.8 |
|
100.8 |
95.0 |
|
92.4 |
98.2 |
98.0 |
|
101.4 |
|
1982 |
92.4 |
|
91.8 |
93.6 |
|
92.2 |
80.4 |
|
84.6 |
81.2 |
75.2 |
|
86.4 |
|
1983 |
87.8 |
|
97.4 |
96.0 |
|
95.4 |
98.2 |
|
100.6 |
106.4 |
113.2 |
|
99.4 |
|
1984 |
124.6 |
|
120.8 |
120.8 |
|
115.6 |
116.6 |
|
118.2 |
117.8 |
114.6 |
|
118.6 |
|
1985 |
114.8 |
|
110.2 |
99.4 |
|
98.0 |
100.8 |
|
106.8 |
107.8 |
94.8 |
|
104.1 |
|
1986 |
105.4 |
|
103.8 |
94.6 |
94.8 |
91.6 |
79.8 |
79.8 |
78.8 |
89.8 |
85.6 |
88.8 |
90.3 |
|
1987 |
90.4 |
88.0 |
86.8 |
90.8 |
91.8 |
93.4 |
98.6 |
96.4 |
94.8 |
104.0 |
87.2 |
93.0 |
92.9 |
|
1988 |
100.4 |
98.8 |
103.6 |
106.2 |
104.0 |
104.0 |
107.6 |
108.2 |
112.4 |
108.8 |
104.2 |
105.8 |
105.3 |
|
1989 |
105.0 |
94.6 |
88.4 |
88.4 |
87.4 |
72.8 |
73.0 |
78.8 |
82.0 |
79.0 |
81.0 |
80.0 |
84.2 |
|
1990 |
101.6 |
95.6 |
83.4 |
88.3 |
84.7 |
83.1 |
79.6 |
83.9 |
75.6 |
71.4 |
73.1 |
71.3 |
82.6 |
|
1991 |
78.5 |
85.4 |
85.0 |
87.2 |
87.7 |
88.6 |
98.1 |
95.2 |
93.3 |
95.8 |
91.1 |
83.0 |
89.1 |
|
1992 |
93.6 |
95.9 |
96.2 |
105.4 |
101.6 |
97.7 |
95.4 |
96.9 |
96.8 |
101.2 |
93.6 |
92.9 |
97.3 |
|
1993 |
100.8 |
100.4 |
105.9 |
102.3 |
102.2 |
96.2 |
96.6 |
100.8 |
90.2 |
103.5 |
111.9 |
108.5 |
101.6 |
|
1994 |
120.5 |
127.5 |
125.7 |
127.7 |
125.2 |
128.0 |
127.6 |
123.8 |
123.6 |
124.6 |
118.1 |
118.0 |
124.2 |
|
1995 |
112.3 |
112.4 |
113.9 |
114.7 |
112.0 |
112.4 |
110.2 |
115.5 |
111.7 |
116.2 |
114.3 |
111.9 |
113.1 |
|
1996 |
116.7 |
119.1 |
123.7 |
121.5 |
118.8 |
117.8 |
112.3 |
114.4 |
113.2 |
111.3 |
113.4 |
113.2 |
116.3 |
|
1997 |
119.2 |
115.1 |
116.2 |
112.5 |
114.2 |
115.5 |
110.7 |
111.7 |
112.4 |
112.8 |
111.6 |
110.6 |
113.5 |
|
1998 |
117.8 |
116.0 |
114.9 |
110.2 |
114.4 |
109.8 |
107.6 |
111.1 |
111.0 |
113.9 |
114.2 |
114.7 |
112.8 |
|
1999 |
122.1 |
121.8 |
122.5 |
119.6 |
122.5 |
122.2 |
118.2 |
122.8 |
122.3 |
119.6 |
122.8 |
122.2 |
121.6 |
|
2000 |
122.3 |
119.9 |
112.9 |
116.6 |
112.0 |
108.7 |
114.8 |
119.1 |
115.8 |
115.6 |
110.3 |
112.3 |
115.0 |
|
2001 |
119.9 |
109.5 |
106.2 |
103.6 |
107.4 |
108.6 |
115.3 |
116.4 |
120.9* |
106.8 |
109.4 |
113.3 |
111.4 |
|
2002 |
124.8 |
123.0 |
122.3 |
123.2 |
124.0 |
116.4 |
123.4 |
119.9 |
122.1 |
117.2 |
114.0 |
109.6 |
120.0 |
|
2003 |
122.5 |
113.4 |
109.9 |
120.8 |
127.0 |
122.4 |
123.2 |
122.4 |
123.2 |
121.2 |
124.2 |
120.4 |
120.9 |
| 2004 |
126.0 |
126.8 |
130.4 |
124.4 |
125.0 |
125.6 |
128.9 |
127.6 |
126 |
128.9 |
124.8 |
125.5 |
126.7 |
| 2005 |
133.2 |
132.0 |
121.5 |
119.4 |
119.5 |
118.8 |
116.8 |
120.6 |
114.3 |
105.4 |
110.6 |
117.7 |
119.2 |
| 2006 |
124.3 |
124.5 |
124.4 |
120.1 |
106.8 |
115.1 |
118.1 |
103.7^ |
108.6 |
115.8 |
111.5 |
117.4 |
115.9 |
| 2007 |
123.9 |
123.8 |
120.7 |
124.3 |
122.5 |
122.3 |
126.8 |
125.2 |
118.2 |
126.2 |
124.9 |
126.8 |
123.8 |
| Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
| 2008 |
118.6 |
115.8 |
109.5 |
100.1 |
97.1 |
90.7 |
92.0 |
94.7 |
101.2 |
90.4 |
93.1 |
99.8 |
100.2 |
| 2009 |
101.1 |
94.9 |
95.8 |
102.0 |
101.8 |
109.6 |
114.9 |
121.4 |
122.9 |
127.0 |
125.9 |
126.8? |
111.3 |
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for September 15/16, 2001, conducted by telephone, was 102.3.
^ 84 of the 107 Western Australian interviews were conducted by telephone on August 9/10 due to a recent Southern WA Cyclone
#The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for August 2008 includes interviewing on August 2/3 (90.1) & 30/31 (99.3).
Since October 2008, the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating has been conducted on a weekly basis,
with the monthly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating compiled from results on all four weekends.
?The latest monthly figure in this table is an indicative figure, the average of the completed weeks so far in the latest month. |
Results for the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2009 (October - December) - Weekly |
|
|
|
| 3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
31/1 (Nov) |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
28/29 |
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
|
Interviews |
1,334 |
997 |
1,132 |
1,026 |
1,130 |
1,028 |
1,196 |
1,086 |
1,122 |
1,040 |
|
|
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
30 |
32 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
26 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
worse off |
29 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
27 |
|
|
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
-2 |
-2 |
-1 |
-2 |
-4 |
4 |
|
|
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
47 |
48 |
44 |
39 |
43 |
42 |
42 |
43 |
41 |
43 |
|
|
|
|
worse off |
11 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
|
|
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
36 |
37 |
34 |
24 |
31 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
30 |
|
|
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
48 |
45 |
44 |
47 |
49 |
46 |
46 |
45 |
44 |
44 |
|
|
|
|
bad times |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
|
|
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
31 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
25 |
27 |
|
|
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
52 |
49 |
48 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
48 |
47 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
bad times |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
|
|
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
40 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
35 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
40 |
|
|
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
50 |
53 |
56 |
53 |
57 |
53 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
bad time to buy |
21 |
17 |
21 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
|
|
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
29 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
39 |
36 |
33 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
127.3 |
128.2 |
127.1 |
125.5 |
128.0 |
125.2 |
124.8 |
125.6 |
123.2 |
126.8 |
|
|
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2009 (July - September) - Weekly |
July |
August |
September |
| 4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
25/26 |
1/2 |
8/9 |
15/16 |
22/23 |
29/30 |
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
|
Interviews |
1,466 |
1,018 |
1,130 |
1,008 |
1,155 |
1,050 |
1,045 |
1,035 |
1,050 |
928 |
1,095 |
1,041 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
26 |
27 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
|
|
worse off |
38 |
34 |
35 |
33 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
33 |
30 |
31 |
30 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
-12 |
-7 |
-10 |
-8 |
-8 |
-1 |
0 |
-4 |
-3 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
42 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
41 |
46 |
43 |
42 |
42 |
44 |
41 |
42 |
|
|
worse off |
16 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
26 |
27 |
26 |
30 |
28 |
36 |
32 |
29 |
29 |
32 |
28 |
30 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
29 |
25 |
28 |
31 |
32 |
36 |
39 |
40 |
40 |
43 |
39 |
43 |
|
|
bad times |
34 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
-54 |
-6 |
-2 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
23 |
19 |
24 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
47 |
43 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
50 |
51 |
55 |
52 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
|
|
bad times |
15 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
32 |
28 |
32 |
33 |
31 |
39 |
39 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
36 |
40 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
52 |
51 |
49 |
54 |
47 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
50 |
48 |
50 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
24 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
21 |
24 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
18 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
28 |
28 |
25 |
32 |
23 |
28 |
27 |
30 |
28 |
28 |
25 |
32 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
113.5 |
114.0 |
114.4 |
117.8 |
116.2 |
123.0 |
122.6 |
123.7 |
121.9 |
123.5 |
121.2 |
124.9 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2009 (April - June) - Weekly |
April |
May |
June |
| 4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
25/26 |
2/3 |
9/10 |
16/17 |
23/24 |
30/31 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
|
Interviews |
1,486 |
987 |
1,145 |
1,051 |
1,106 |
1,032 |
1,122 |
1,065 |
1,082 |
1,083 |
1,010 |
997 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
30 |
27 |
25 |
29 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
|
|
worse off |
32 |
33 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
34 |
36 |
32 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
-2 |
-6 |
-12 |
-6 |
-10 |
-9 |
-9 |
-10 |
-8 |
-8 |
-12 |
-7 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
39 |
37 |
38 |
33 |
33 |
38 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
|
|
worse off |
16 |
17 |
16 |
20 |
22 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
23 |
20 |
22 |
13 |
11 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
25 |
21 |
24 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
15 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
22 |
24 |
27 |
|
|
bad times |
55 |
52 |
50 |
53 |
58 |
46 |
51 |
45 |
48 |
34 |
43 |
31 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
-40 |
-35 |
-32 |
-38 |
-46 |
-27 |
-35 |
-26 |
-29 |
-12 |
-19 |
-4 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
35 |
37 |
39 |
35 |
35 |
39 |
36 |
39 |
38 |
40 |
47 |
44 |
|
|
bad times |
21 |
17 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
14 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
14 |
20 |
18 |
24 |
29 |
31 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
46 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
47 |
45 |
49 |
49 |
51 |
50 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
27 |
25 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
19 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
102.6 |
103.4 |
102.6 |
99.6 |
97.3 |
104.5 |
101.2 |
104.2 |
104.7 |
110.8 |
108.8 |
113.9 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2009 (January - March) - Weekly |
Jan |
|
|
| 3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
31/1(Feb) |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
28/1(Mar) |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
|
Interviews |
981 |
1,053 |
1,023 |
1,129 |
927 |
993 |
916 |
1,145 |
1,016 |
1,133 |
1,046 |
1,042 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
28 |
33 |
29 |
26 |
26 |
30 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
28 |
26 |
27 |
|
|
worse off |
31 |
32 |
34 |
37 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
37 |
36 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
-3 |
1 |
-5 |
-11 |
-11 |
-6 |
-12 |
-11 |
-12 |
-6 |
-11 |
-9 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
36 |
42 |
36 |
32 |
36 |
37 |
32 |
34 |
33 |
34 |
32 |
32 |
|
|
worse off |
20 |
17 |
19 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
19 |
23 |
21 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
16 |
25 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
9 |
11 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
17 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
|
|
bad times |
48 |
47 |
51 |
61 |
60 |
62 |
54 |
54 |
59 |
57 |
60 |
56 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
-31 |
-27 |
-36 |
-48 |
-49 |
-51 |
-41 |
-41 |
-46 |
-45 |
-48 |
-40 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
35 |
37 |
32 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
32 |
30 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
|
|
bad times |
19 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
27 |
22 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
16 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
48 |
48 |
45 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
46 |
43 |
45 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
25 |
29 |
26 |
33 |
35 |
32 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
23 |
19 |
19 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
104.1 |
107.2 |
101.1 |
92.0 |
93.4 |
94.1 |
96.2 |
95.8 |
95.2 |
97.3 |
93.5 |
97.2 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2008 (October - December) - Weekly |
|
|
|
| 4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
25/26 |
1/2 |
8/9 |
15/16 |
22/23 |
29/30 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
|
Interviews |
1,183 |
981 |
1,064 |
1,072 |
1,060 |
1,100 |
1,045 |
989 |
1,140 |
1,109 |
1,016 |
988 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
25 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
28 |
23 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
|
|
worse off |
38 |
41 |
37 |
42 |
40 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
34 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
-13 |
-15 |
-10 |
-17 |
-14 |
-8 |
-14 |
-11 |
-9 |
-9 |
-6 |
-3 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
38 |
34 |
34 |
32 |
34 |
37 |
32 |
37 |
36 |
34 |
38 |
37 |
|
|
worse off |
22 |
23 |
24 |
27 |
25 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
16 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
19 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
bad times |
44 |
49 |
48 |
54 |
51 |
49 |
50 |
49 |
47 |
46 |
46 |
48 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
-25 |
-35 |
-33 |
-40 |
-37 |
-33 |
-34 |
-32 |
-29 |
-28 |
-30 |
-32 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
28 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
30 |
26 |
30 |
31 |
29 |
30 |
33 |
|
|
bad times |
22 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
25 |
21 |
26 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
29 |
26 |
30 |
28 |
31 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
39 |
40 |
43 |
46 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
40 |
43 |
45 |
40 |
43 |
39 |
37 |
37 |
36 |
33 |
34 |
26 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
-11 |
-17 |
-15 |
-12 |
-12 |
-6 |
-4 |
-4 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
94.2 |
89.5 |
90.7 |
87.3 |
90.3 |
95.8 |
91.2 |
94.9 |
97.8 |
98.4 |
99.9 |
103.0 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2008 (January - September) - Monthly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aug |
|
| 2/3 |
30/31 |
|
Interviews |
1,027 |
994 |
1,176 |
1,121 |
1,186 |
1,081 |
999 |
1,075 |
1,042 |
1,057 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
33 |
35 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
22 |
28 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
|
|
worse off |
25 |
25 |
30 |
34 |
35 |
45 |
40 |
43 |
39 |
39 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
8 |
10 |
0 |
-5 |
-8 |
-23 |
-12 |
-18 |
-12 |
-11 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
39 |
40 |
39 |
37 |
32 |
31 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
|
|
worse off |
16 |
17 |
17 |
22 |
27 |
31 |
29 |
25 |
22 |
22 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
23 |
23 |
22 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
38 |
36 |
32 |
25 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
24 |
25 |
|
|
bad times |
25 |
30 |
30 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
48 |
48 |
37 |
38 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
13 |
6 |
2 |
-12 |
-13 |
-17 |
-29 |
-30 |
-13 |
-13 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
35 |
37 |
33 |
29 |
29 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
31 |
30 |
|
|
bad times |
18 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
33 |
28 |
23 |
21 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
17 |
17 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
-7 |
-3 |
8 |
9 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
52 |
46 |
39 |
33 |
34 |
33 |
36 |
32 |
32 |
35 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
20 |
23 |
29 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
32 |
40 |
32 |
30 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
32 |
23 |
10 |
-2 |
-2 |
-5 |
4 |
-8 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
118.6 |
115.8 |
109.5 |
100.1 |
97.1 |
90.7 |
92.0 |
90.1 |
99.3 |
101.2 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
Results for the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating*
for the component questions over the more recent surveys are as follows: |
|
2007 (January - December) - Monthly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interviews |
1,077 |
1,251 |
1,115 |
1,150 |
1,215 |
1,016 |
937 |
929 |
1,053 |
1,084 |
1,077 |
1,006 |
|
Q1 Would you say you and your family are better-off financially or worse off than you were at this time last year? |
|
Over the past year |
better off |
36 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
40 |
33 |
40 |
37 |
38 |
|
|
worse off |
25 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
27 |
25 |
27 |
23 |
27 |
21 |
24 |
20 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
11 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
17 |
6 |
19 |
13 |
18 |
|
Q2 This time next year, do you and your family expect to be better-off financially or worse off than you are now? |
|
|
better off |
41 |
46 |
39 |
42 |
41 |
39 |
44 |
44 |
39 |
45 |
42 |
44 |
|
|
worse off |
16 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
25 |
31 |
24 |
29 |
27 |
23 |
30 |
31 |
24 |
33 |
30 |
32 |
|
Q3 Thinking of economic conditions in Australia as a whole. In the next 12 months, do you expect we'll
have good times financially, bad times or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
44 |
44 |
41 |
43 |
46 |
45 |
48 |
43 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
47 |
|
|
bad times |
21 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
23 |
23 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
26 |
31 |
23 |
17 |
28 |
29 |
34 |
|
Q4 Looking ahead, what would you say is more likely, that in Australia as a whole, we'll have continuous good times
during the next five years of so - or we'll have bad times - or some good and some bad? |
|
|
good times |
37 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
35 |
34 |
38 |
38 |
34 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
|
|
bad times |
17 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
20 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
22 |
22 |
14 |
21 |
23 |
25 |
|
Q5 Generally, do you think now is a good time - or a bad time - for people to buy major household items? |
|
|
good time to buy |
57 |
56 |
52 |
53 |
52 |
54 |
58 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
50 |
47 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
17 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
40 |
40 |
36 |
38 |
35 |
38 |
41 |
33 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
25 |
|
|
|
Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
123.9 |
123.8 |
120.7 |
124.3 |
122.5 |
122.3 |
126.8 |
125.2 |
118.2 |
126.2 |
124.9 |
126.8 |
|
|
* The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple unweighted average of the difference between the percentage of respondents who give a favourable and those who give unfavourable answers to five key questions. |
|
