尽管联邦减税,澳大利亚家庭开支在8月份仍然维持不变。 Australian household spending remained flat in August, despite federal tax cuts.

8月,澳大利亚家庭开支保持平坦,这与联邦减税后增加活动的期望相悖。 In August, Australian household spending remained flat, defying expectations for increased activity following federal tax cuts. 自行酌定的开支增加了0.2%,而基本开支下降了0.4%。 Discretionary spending rose by 0.2%, while essential spending fell 0.4%. 由旅行和餐饮驱动的服务支出增加了0.4%,但货物支出下降了0.3%。 Service expenditures increased by 0.4%, driven by travel and dining, but goods spending dropped by 0.3%. 新的住房贷款增长1%,达到304亿美元,昆士兰州去年的贷款大幅增加了40%,尽管首次购房者减少了1.5%。 New home loans grew 1% to $30.4 billion, with Queensland seeing a significant 40% rise in lending over the past year, despite a 1.5% decline in first-time homebuyers.