Tasmania economy · Household spending
Tasmania's smaller expenditure base means monthly changes can look prominent even when the dollar movement is limited nationally. The per-capita and growth companions provide scale and direction around that total.
3 published series · abs-household-spending, derived-shorted-economy
spending.household.total.tas.seasadj
Latest value
$1.7B
Change from prior period
+$27M
from May 2026
spending.household_per_capita.total.tas.seasadj
Latest value
$2977
Change from prior period
+$47
from May 2026
spending.household_yoy.total.tas.seasadj
Latest value
8.3%
Change from prior period
+1.3%
from May 2026
The Monthly Household Spending Indicator estimates household expenditure using aggregated bank transactions and other administrative data assembled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. State results are published monthly, and this topic groups the total, per-capita and annual-growth views so users can separate scale, population effects and rate of change. Coverage and methods differ from both Retail Trade and the quarterly household consumption measure in the National Accounts. The indicator includes selected services as well as goods, but it does not capture every payment method or every category of household outlay. Recent observations can be revised when data providers refresh transactions, classifications are refined, seasonal factors change or updated population estimates affect per-capita values. Nominal spending can also rise because prices increased rather than households bought more. These series describe recorded expenditure patterns; they do not measure wellbeing, savings, debt stress or future consumer demand, and they are not a forecast or financial advice.
Coarse operating-exposure bands are AI estimates based on public company information. Headquarters-only matches are withheld.
MLX Metals XMaterials
Majority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Renison Bell tin mine operations
TLC The LotteryConsumer Services
Some operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Lottery sales via retail outlets
Every chart reports its source, unit, frequency, adjustment and source licence from the economic-series catalogue. Latest periods may be preliminary or revised by the publisher. Historical data only; not a forecast or financial advice.
