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Mid-year sales and school holidays drive Aussie spending up 12.1% in July

5 August 2024

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Australians splurge on durables, capping off EOFY with a 3.7% spending increase

4 July 2024

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Government energy rebate just in time as households battle 13.6% surge in utility bills

16 May 2024

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Consumer spending rebounds as daily average spend jumps 5% in April 2024

5 May 2024

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Daily average spending down 0.82% in March 2024

3 April 2024

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February sees 4.6% uplift in spending with a twist in Valentine's day habits

Sydney, Australia – Consumer spending increased 4.6% month-on-month this February, according to insights from Beforepay’s Cost of Living Index. New data shows daily average spending rose to $60.78 in February, up from $58.12 in January. This increase reflects the seasona...

5 March 2024

Beforepay Group launches Carrington Labs, a business line to commercialise its AI-powered risk models and lending platform

The new business will trade under the name “Carrington Labs” and will offer enterprise clients the same technology and artificial-intelligence tools that power Beforepay’s ethical-lending products.

3 March 2024

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Australians tighten their belts after the holidays with 10.2% spending decline in January

Sydney, Australia – Consumer spending in January declined 10.2% from December, according to the latest Beforepay Cost of Living Index. Australians reduced their average daily spending to $58.12 in the month, down from $64.69 in December 2023.

5 February 2024

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Australians spent $66 on Christmas 2023, finding lower petrol prices under the tree

Sydney, Australia – New data from the latest Beforepay Cost of Living Index revealed the average Australian spent $66 on Christmas shopping in December 2023. This is up from $62 in 2022 and $49 in 2021. The holiday spend is calculated as the increase in shopping spend be...

3 January 2024

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Daily spending increases by 2.8% in November 2023

The new data, which includes Black Friday spending, reveals a 2.8% month-on-month increase in daily average spending, moving from $60.52 to $62.23.

6 December 2023