ANZ Roy Morgan weekly survey of consumer sentiment comes in at 85.5

  • Last week was at 87.8

ANZ comment on the result:

  • offsetting the gains over September
  • Confidence fell in all mainland states–its first synchronous drop since early August

    Also:
  • ‘Weekly inflation expectations’ spiked by 0.6ppt to 5.6 per cent, its highest level since mid-August. The four-week moving average rose 0.1ppt to 5.4 per cent.
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    Remains at deeply pessimistic levels.