Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence – up 1.4pts to 116.5
| Article No. 1090 -
This weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating is based on 985 face-to-face interviews conducted Australia-wide with men and women aged 14 and over on the weekend of May 29/30, 2010.:
June 04, 2010 |
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Consumer Confidence is now 116.5 (up 1.4 points in a week), according to the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating conducted on the weekend of May 29/30, 2010. Weekly Consumer Confidence remains 11.8pts higher than a year ago, May 30/31, 2009 (104.7).
This week’s small rise in the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating has been driven primarily by those Australians saying now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items (55%, up 7%) while only 21% (down 2%) say ‘now is a bad time to buy’ major household items.
In terms of Australians’ personal finances now 40% (up 2%) of Australians expect their family to be ‘better off financially’ this time next year compared to 18% (unchanged) that expect their family to be ‘worse off.’
In contrast, a rising 34% (up 3% — and the highest since July 18/19, 2009) of Australians say their family is ‘worse off financially’ than a year ago compared to only 27% (down 2%) that say their family is ‘better off financially.’
In terms of the economy as a whole 35% (down 1%) say that Australia as a whole will have ‘good times’ financially during the next 12 months compared to 25% (down 3%) that say we’ll have ‘bad times’ financially in the next 12 months.
In the longer-term, 39% (down 1% — and the lowest since May 30/31, 2009) expect Australia to have ‘good times’ economically over the next five years compared to 15% (down 2%) that expect ‘bad times’ economically.
Gary Morgan says:
“Roy Morgan weekly Consumer Confidence is slightly up (1.4pts to 116.5), barely recovering any ground after last week’s heavy fall of 8.1pts.
“The reason for this week’s small rise is the large jump in the number of Australians (55%, up 7%) that say ‘now is a good time to buy’ major household items.
“Although this week’s Consumer Confidence was taken before the RBA decided on Tuesday June 1st to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.5% — significant media speculation last week made clear the RBA was not likely to increase interest rates.”
This weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating is based on 985 face-to-face interviews conducted Australia-wide with men and women aged 14 and over on the weekend of May 29/30, 2010.
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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 |
|
2010 Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating Figures |
|
|
|
January |
February |
March |
|
2/3 |
9/10 |
16/17 |
23/24 |
30/31 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
27/28 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
|
127.8 |
128.9 |
130.0 |
128.2 |
127.9 |
128.1 |
124.6 |
124.7 |
129.5 |
128.1 |
125.4 |
127.5 |
|
January (Avg. — 1973-2010) |
February (Avg. — 1973-2010) |
March (Avg. — 1973-2010) |
|
111.7 |
111.7 |
109.1 |
|
|
|
April |
May |
June |
|
3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
1/2 |
8/9 |
15/16 |
22/23 |
29/30 |
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
|
127.0 |
124.4 |
123.0 |
127.0 |
123.5 |
117.8 |
123.2 |
115.1 |
116.5 |
|
|
|
|
April (Avg. — 1973-2010) |
May (Avg. — 1973-2010) |
June (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
|
108.3 |
108.9 |
105.5 |
| |
|
July |
August |
September |
|
3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
31/1 |
7/8 |
14/15 |
21/22 |
28/29 |
4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
August (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
September (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
|
105.2 |
108.8 |
105.5 |
|
|
|
October |
November |
December |
|
2/3 |
9/10 |
16/17 |
23/24 |
30/31 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
27/28 |
4/5 |
11/12 |
18/19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
November (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
December (Avg. — 1973-2009) |
|
107.1 |
105.5 |
106.6 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence 2010 Average: |
125.2 |
|
|
Overall Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Average (1973 — 2010): |
107.8 |
|
|
1973 - 2010 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 |
123.2 |
111.7 |
| 2010 |
128.7 |
126.3 |
127.6 |
125.4 |
119.2? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125.2 |
* 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: |
|
2010 (April - June) - Weekly |
April |
May |
June |
|
3/4 |
10/11 |
17/18 |
24/25 |
1/2 |
8/9 |
15/16 |
22/23 |
29/30 |
5/6 |
12/13 |
19/20 |
|
Interviews |
1,217 |
1,105 |
1,150 |
1,082 |
1,117 |
957 |
1,051 |
1,058 |
985 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
29 |
29 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
worse off |
29 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
-1 |
-2 |
-2 |
-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 |
43 |
46 |
41 |
44 |
41 |
41 |
44 |
38 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
worse off |
12 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
31 |
32 |
22 |
27 |
26 |
24 |
29 |
20 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
44 |
45 |
48 |
45 |
33 |
42 |
36 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
bad times |
16 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
28 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
32 |
27 |
26 |
31 |
23 |
10 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
41 |
46 |
40 |
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
bad times |
13 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
32 |
31 |
29 |
33 |
29 |
26 |
34 |
23 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
56 |
52 |
56 |
57 |
54 |
51 |
54 |
48 |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
bad time to buy |
17 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
39 |
34 |
37 |
41 |
38 |
30 |
35 |
26 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
127.0 |
124.4 |
123.0 |
127.0 |
123.5 |
117.8 |
123.2 |
115.1 |
116.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
* 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: |
|
2010 (January - March) - Weekly |
January |
|
|
| 2/3 |
9/10 |
16/17 |
23/24 |
30/31 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
27/28 |
6/7 |
13/14 |
20/21 |
|
Interviews |
993 |
1,081 |
1,069 |
1,021 |
1,079 |
1,056 |
1,103 |
1,078 |
1,193 |
1,136 |
1,064 |
1,013 |
|
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 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
27 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
31 |
32 |
27 |
30 |
|
|
worse off |
28 |
31 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
30 |
29 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
4 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
6 |
1 |
-4 |
-4 |
3 |
5 |
-3 |
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 |
47 |
46 |
44 |
47 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
42 |
48 |
46 |
43 |
45 |
|
|
worse off |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
34 |
33 |
31 |
35 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
26 |
34 |
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 |
47 |
47 |
50 |
49 |
45 |
43 |
45 |
47 |
49 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
|
|
bad times |
17 |
16 |
14 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
30 |
31 |
36 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
32 |
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 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
49 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
51 |
47 |
46 |
49 |
|
|
bad times |
13 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
35 |
37 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
37 |
34 |
35 |
39 |
35 |
34 |
39 |
|
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 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
57 |
55 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
56 |
53 |
54 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
19 |
16 |
14 |
19 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
37 |
42 |
45 |
38 |
37 |
41 |
36 |
37 |
39 |
38 |
36 |
35 |
|
|
|
Weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating |
127.8 |
128.9 |
130.0 |
128.2 |
127.9 |
128.1 |
124.6 |
124.7 |
129.5 |
128.1 |
125.4 |
127.5 |
|
|
* 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 (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 |
1,133 |
975 |
|
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 |
28 |
27 |
|
|
worse off |
29 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
27 |
31 |
33 |
|
QUESTION 1 difference |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
-2 |
-2 |
-1 |
-2 |
-4 |
4 |
-3 |
-6 |
|
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 |
40 |
43 |
|
|
worse off |
11 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
|
QUESTION 2 difference |
36 |
37 |
34 |
24 |
31 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
30 |
24 |
28 |
|
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 |
43 |
40 |
|
|
bad times |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
21 |
|
QUESTION 3 difference |
31 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
25 |
27 |
22 |
19 |
|
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 |
47 |
42 |
|
|
bad times |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
|
QUESTION 4 difference |
40 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
35 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
40 |
34 |
29 |
|
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 |
54 |
52 |
|
|
bad time to buy |
21 |
17 |
21 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
|
QUESTION 5 difference |
29 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
39 |
36 |
33 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
35 |
32 |
|
|
|
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 |
122.4 |
120.4 |
|
|
* 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 |
January |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August |
|
| 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. |
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