Australian Household Spending MoM (Dec) M/M -0.4% vs. Exp. 0.2% (Prev. 1.0%)

The December Household Spending data from Australia came in significantly below expectations, showing a decline of 0.4% instead of the anticipated 0.2%.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 9 Feb 2026, 00:50 UTCOn the live feed at 00:30 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

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This miss, coupled with a previous month's strong gain of 1.0%, suggests potential weakening consumer sentiment, which may influence future monetary policy and economic growth outlook in Australia.

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