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Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia

Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia was A$4.5 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 4.8% from August 2025.

August 2026, AUD million4,500.5
Change on August 2025+4.8%
Series high4,544.6July 2026
Series low1,756.6April 2020
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Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia, July 2012 to August 2026

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002012-072014-082016-092018-102020-112022-122025-012026-082012-07: 2,550.6 AUD million2012-08: 2,555.9 AUD million2012-09: 2,522.7 AUD million2012-10: 2,503.8 AUD million2012-11: 2,509.6 AUD million2012-12: 2,531 AUD million2013-01: 2,526.8 AUD million2013-02: 2,595.2 AUD million2013-03: 2,513.5 AUD million2013-04: 2,542.1 AUD million2013-05: 2,600 AUD million2013-06: 2,600.1 AUD million2013-07: 2,582.6 AUD million2013-08: 2,663.1 AUD million2013-09: 2,703.9 AUD million2013-10: 2,710.2 AUD million2013-11: 2,735.1 AUD million2013-12: 2,681.7 AUD million2014-01: 2,677.8 AUD million2014-02: 2,687.3 AUD million2014-03: 2,667.9 AUD million2014-04: 2,669.4 AUD million2014-05: 2,639.7 AUD million2014-06: 2,625.5 AUD million2014-07: 2,655.6 AUD million2014-08: 2,626.4 AUD million2014-09: 2,668.1 AUD million2014-10: 2,664.6 AUD million2014-11: 2,650.7 AUD million2014-12: 2,696.1 AUD million2015-01: 2,702.9 AUD million2015-02: 2,691.7 AUD million2015-03: 2,795.6 AUD million2015-04: 2,740.7 AUD million2015-05: 2,753.2 AUD million2015-06: 2,698.1 AUD million2015-07: 2,805.4 AUD million2015-08: 2,792.8 AUD million2015-09: 2,808.5 AUD million2015-10: 2,818.8 AUD million2015-11: 2,821.2 AUD million2015-12: 2,859.1 AUD million2016-01: 2,882.5 AUD million2016-02: 2,912.3 AUD million2016-03: 2,913.5 AUD million2016-04: 2,936.3 AUD million2016-05: 2,883 AUD million2016-06: 2,932.6 AUD million2016-07: 2,927.8 AUD million2016-08: 2,932.9 AUD million2016-09: 2,942.4 AUD million2016-10: 2,918 AUD million2016-11: 2,932.4 AUD million2016-12: 2,995.7 AUD million2017-01: 2,972.7 AUD million2017-02: 2,920.1 AUD million2017-03: 2,934.1 AUD million2017-04: 2,945.6 AUD million2017-05: 2,960.8 AUD million2017-06: 2,933.9 AUD million2017-07: 2,965.2 AUD million2017-08: 2,931.5 AUD million2017-09: 2,951.5 AUD million2017-10: 2,955.6 AUD million2017-11: 2,999.6 AUD million2017-12: 3,023.6 AUD million2018-01: 3,000.3 AUD million2018-02: 3,026.1 AUD million2018-03: 3,003.2 AUD million2018-04: 2,959.5 AUD million2018-05: 3,057.3 AUD million2018-06: 3,066 AUD million2018-07: 3,033 AUD million2018-08: 3,056 AUD million2018-09: 3,011 AUD million2018-10: 3,114.2 AUD million2018-11: 3,146 AUD million2018-12: 3,118.1 AUD million2019-01: 3,172.2 AUD million2019-02: 3,128.9 AUD million2019-03: 3,182.9 AUD million2019-04: 3,124.5 AUD million2019-05: 3,150.7 AUD million2019-06: 3,168.6 AUD million2019-07: 3,106.1 AUD million2019-08: 3,127.9 AUD million2019-09: 3,115.3 AUD million2019-10: 3,106.1 AUD million2019-11: 3,016.2 AUD million2019-12: 3,246 AUD million2020-01: 3,117 AUD million2020-02: 3,001.8 AUD million2020-03: 2,478.1 AUD million2020-04: 1,756.6 AUD million2020-05: 2,944.5 AUD million2020-06: 3,175.8 AUD million2020-07: 3,365.8 AUD million2020-08: 2,935.6 AUD million2020-09: 2,894 AUD million2020-10: 3,024.2 AUD million2020-11: 3,399.8 AUD million2020-12: 3,370.1 AUD million2021-01: 3,312.8 AUD million2021-02: 3,282.8 AUD million2021-03: 3,455.4 AUD million2021-04: 3,415.5 AUD million2021-05: 3,391.9 AUD million2021-06: 3,186.4 AUD million2021-07: 2,847.4 AUD million2021-08: 2,628 AUD million2021-09: 2,729.7 AUD million2021-10: 3,215.5 AUD million2021-11: 3,775.5 AUD million2021-12: 3,654.3 AUD million2022-01: 3,533.1 AUD million2022-02: 3,783.3 AUD million2022-03: 3,806.6 AUD million2022-04: 4,006.5 AUD million2022-05: 3,977.3 AUD million2022-06: 4,064.5 AUD million2022-07: 4,246.9 AUD million2022-08: 4,116.3 AUD million2022-09: 4,185.1 AUD million2022-10: 4,156.5 AUD million2022-11: 4,179.3 AUD million2022-12: 4,136.3 AUD million2023-01: 4,214.6 AUD million2023-02: 4,177.8 AUD million2023-03: 4,145.3 AUD million2023-04: 4,222.4 AUD million2023-05: 4,226.6 AUD million2023-06: 4,119.9 AUD million2023-07: 4,120 AUD million2023-08: 4,081.8 AUD million2023-09: 4,169.6 AUD million2023-10: 4,091.5 AUD million2023-11: 4,170 AUD million2023-12: 4,085.2 AUD million2024-01: 4,195.8 AUD million2024-02: 4,148.3 AUD million2024-03: 4,082.5 AUD million2024-04: 4,125.3 AUD million2024-05: 4,105.9 AUD million2024-06: 4,131.8 AUD million2024-07: 4,074.7 AUD million2024-08: 4,195.8 AUD million2024-09: 4,086.8 AUD million2024-10: 4,158 AUD million2024-11: 4,221.4 AUD million2024-12: 4,270.8 AUD million2025-01: 4,215.5 AUD million2025-02: 4,223.8 AUD million2025-03: 4,216.5 AUD million2025-04: 4,091.8 AUD million2025-05: 4,241.7 AUD million2025-06: 4,328.2 AUD million2025-07: 4,262.8 AUD million2025-08: 4,294.2 AUD million2025-09: 4,264.2 AUD million2025-10: 4,437.9 AUD million2025-11: 4,523.6 AUD million2025-12: 4,418.1 AUD million2026-01: 4,424.5 AUD million2026-02: 4,433.7 AUD million2026-03: 4,482.9 AUD million2026-04: 4,387.1 AUD million2026-05: 4,503.5 AUD million2026-06: 4,475.9 AUD million2026-07: 4,544.6 AUD million2026-08: 4,500.5 AUD million1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002012-072017-042022-012026-082026-08: 4,500.5 AUD million
AUD million. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 170 values
PeriodAUD million
2026-084,500.5
2026-074,544.6
2026-064,475.9
2026-054,503.5
2026-044,387.1
2026-034,482.9
2026-024,433.7
2026-014,424.5
2025-124,418.1
2025-114,523.6
2025-104,437.9
2025-094,264.2
2025-084,294.2
2025-074,262.8
2025-064,328.2
2025-054,241.7
2025-044,091.8
2025-034,216.5
2025-024,223.8
2025-014,215.5
2024-124,270.8
2024-114,221.4
2024-104,158
2024-094,086.8
2024-084,195.8
2024-074,074.7
2024-064,131.8
2024-054,105.9
2024-044,125.3
2024-034,082.5
2024-024,148.3
2024-014,195.8
2023-124,085.2
2023-114,170
2023-104,091.5
2023-094,169.6
2023-084,081.8
2023-074,120
2023-064,119.9
2023-054,226.6
2023-044,222.4
2023-034,145.3
2023-024,177.8
2023-014,214.6
2022-124,136.3
2022-114,179.3
2022-104,156.5
2022-094,185.1
2022-084,116.3
2022-074,246.9
2022-064,064.5
2022-053,977.3
2022-044,006.5
2022-033,806.6
2022-023,783.3
2022-013,533.1
2021-123,654.3
2021-113,775.5
2021-103,215.5
2021-092,729.7
2021-082,628
2021-072,847.4
2021-063,186.4
2021-053,391.9
2021-043,415.5
2021-033,455.4
2021-023,282.8
2021-013,312.8
2020-123,370.1
2020-113,399.8
2020-103,024.2
2020-092,894
2020-082,935.6
2020-073,365.8
2020-063,175.8
2020-052,944.5
2020-041,756.6
2020-032,478.1
2020-023,001.8
2020-013,117
2019-123,246
2019-113,016.2
2019-103,106.1
2019-093,115.3
2019-083,127.9
2019-073,106.1
2019-063,168.6
2019-053,150.7
2019-043,124.5
2019-033,182.9
2019-023,128.9
2019-013,172.2
2018-123,118.1
2018-113,146
2018-103,114.2
2018-093,011
2018-083,056
2018-073,033
2018-063,066
2018-053,057.3
2018-042,959.5
2018-033,003.2
2018-023,026.1
2018-013,000.3
2017-123,023.6
2017-112,999.6
2017-102,955.6
2017-092,951.5
2017-082,931.5
2017-072,965.2
2017-062,933.9
2017-052,960.8
2017-042,945.6
2017-032,934.1
2017-022,920.1
2017-012,972.7
2016-122,995.7
2016-112,932.4
2016-102,918
2016-092,942.4
2016-082,932.9
2016-072,927.8
2016-062,932.6
2016-052,883
2016-042,936.3
2016-032,913.5
2016-022,912.3
2016-012,882.5
2015-122,859.1
2015-112,821.2
2015-102,818.8
2015-092,808.5
2015-082,792.8
2015-072,805.4
2015-062,698.1
2015-052,753.2
2015-042,740.7
2015-032,795.6
2015-022,691.7
2015-012,702.9
2014-122,696.1
2014-112,650.7
2014-102,664.6
2014-092,668.1
2014-082,626.4
2014-072,655.6
2014-062,625.5
2014-052,639.7
2014-042,669.4
2014-032,667.9
2014-022,687.3
2014-012,677.8
2013-122,681.7
2013-112,735.1
2013-102,710.2
2013-092,703.9
2013-082,663.1
2013-072,582.6
2013-062,600.1
2013-052,600
2013-042,542.1
2013-032,513.5
2013-022,595.2
2013-012,526.8
2012-122,531
2012-112,509.6
2012-102,503.8
2012-092,522.7
2012-082,555.9
2012-072,550.6

Definition

Monthly household spending on clothing and footwear, in millions of Australian dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted, for Australia and the eight states and territories.

More on how it is measured
  • ABS Monthly Household Spending Indicator (dataflow HSI_M).
  • The ABS builds it mainly from de-identified bank transaction data, benchmarked to household final consumption expenditure in the national accounts, so it is not a sample survey.
  • Categories follow the national accounts purposes (COICOP based); discretionary and non-discretionary are ABS groupings of them.

Australian dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted. Estimates up to December 2018 use a different method, which the ABS notes on every value of that period. Recent months are revised as more transaction data arrive. Not comparable with retail sales series, which cover sales by retailers rather than spending by households, or with other countries without a currency conversion.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (n.d.). Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories (Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release

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Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08. Australian Bureau of Statistics, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-clothing-footwear/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. n.d. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-clothing-footwear/australia.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (no date) Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-clothing-footwear/australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Australian Bureau of Statistics}},
  title = {{Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI\_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories: Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-clothing-footwear/australia. Publisher attribution: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI\_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.},
}
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What is the household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia?

Household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia was A$4.5 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 4.8% from August 2025.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, clothing and footwear (category 20), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest household spending in Australia on clothing and footwear, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia?

A$4.54 billion in July 2026, the highest value since July 2012 in this series.

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