Index comes in at 115.4 vs 117.6 last month
- consumer confidence for October -1.9% vs 0.0% last month
- index falls to 115.4 vs 117.6 last month
- Index is at the lowest level since October 2015
- current conditions rises to 122 from 120.2
- future conditions falls to 111 from 115.9
- family finances, year ago 11.0 vs 12 last month
- family finances, year ahead 20.0 vs 27 last month
- economy one year ahead -1.0 vs 4.0 last month
- by major household items 33 vs 29 last month
The survery interviewed 999 people vs 1009 last month.
From ANZ:
"The pessimism about the future has spread from being about the broader economy to about one's own future financial position. But households nonetheless still think it's a good time to buy a major household item"
