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Australia Monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode AU.HHSPEND.M.SA

Latest82,611 AUD millionSeptember 2026
Previous82,078 AUD millionAugust 2026
Year ago77,384 AUD millionSeptember 2025

Australia Monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted was 82,611 AUD million in September 2026, up 0.6% from August 2026 and up 6.8% from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since the series began in July 2012.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 41,836 AUD million (Apr 2020) to 82,611 AUD million (Sep 2026), averaging 62,962 AUD million.

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Australia Monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted (AUD million), Jul 2012 – Sep 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202682,611 AUD million
August 202682,078 AUD million
July 202682,173 AUD million
June 202681,342 AUD million
May 202680,668 AUD million
April 202679,700 AUD million
March 202680,501 AUD million
February 202679,142 AUD million
January 202678,910 AUD million
December 202578,692 AUD million
November 202579,062 AUD million
October 202578,239 AUD million
September 202577,384 AUD million
August 202577,065 AUD million
July 202576,904 AUD million
June 202576,741 AUD million
May 202576,518 AUD million
April 202575,829 AUD million
March 202575,702 AUD million
February 202575,619 AUD million
January 202575,447 AUD million
December 202474,990 AUD million
November 202474,654 AUD million
October 202474,242 AUD million

Last 24 observations. The full history (171 observations) is available through the API.

Get Australia Monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.HHSPEND.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.HHSPEND.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJuly 2012
Observations171
FrequencyMonthly
UnitsAUD million
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high82,611 AUD million (Sep 2026)
10-year low41,836 AUD million (Apr 2020)
10-year average62,962 AUD million
Source agencyAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Makrognosis codeAU.HHSPEND.M.SA

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FAQ

What is the current monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted in Australia?
The latest reading is 82,611 AUD million for September 2026, published by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Australian Bureau of Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code AU.HHSPEND.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Original title: “Australia Monthly Household Spending Indicator: Total, current prices, seasonally adjusted”.