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Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales

Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales was A$3.9 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 5.7% from August 2025.

August 2026, AUD million3,899.5
Change on August 2025+5.7%
Series high3,912.3July 2026
Series low1,996.4December 2012
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Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales, July 2012 to August 2026

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0002012-072014-082016-092018-102020-112022-122025-012026-082012-07: 2,016.3 AUD million2012-08: 2,031.7 AUD million2012-09: 2,029.7 AUD million2012-10: 2,015.6 AUD million2012-11: 2,007.3 AUD million2012-12: 1,996.4 AUD million2013-01: 2,029.9 AUD million2013-02: 2,041.5 AUD million2013-03: 2,057.1 AUD million2013-04: 2,073 AUD million2013-05: 2,083.5 AUD million2013-06: 2,079.2 AUD million2013-07: 2,091.3 AUD million2013-08: 2,119.9 AUD million2013-09: 2,095.1 AUD million2013-10: 2,079.5 AUD million2013-11: 2,073.7 AUD million2013-12: 2,125 AUD million2014-01: 2,161.9 AUD million2014-02: 2,137.3 AUD million2014-03: 2,147.1 AUD million2014-04: 2,140.3 AUD million2014-05: 2,155.1 AUD million2014-06: 2,170.7 AUD million2014-07: 2,189.8 AUD million2014-08: 2,189 AUD million2014-09: 2,195.2 AUD million2014-10: 2,220.4 AUD million2014-11: 2,230.6 AUD million2014-12: 2,221.3 AUD million2015-01: 2,216.5 AUD million2015-02: 2,221.9 AUD million2015-03: 2,213.9 AUD million2015-04: 2,234.7 AUD million2015-05: 2,243.6 AUD million2015-06: 2,255 AUD million2015-07: 2,265.3 AUD million2015-08: 2,263.2 AUD million2015-09: 2,284.1 AUD million2015-10: 2,302 AUD million2015-11: 2,318.2 AUD million2015-12: 2,299.5 AUD million2016-01: 2,312.3 AUD million2016-02: 2,313.3 AUD million2016-03: 2,333.3 AUD million2016-04: 2,325 AUD million2016-05: 2,323.1 AUD million2016-06: 2,332.4 AUD million2016-07: 2,297.3 AUD million2016-08: 2,351.1 AUD million2016-09: 2,359.2 AUD million2016-10: 2,369.8 AUD million2016-11: 2,386.1 AUD million2016-12: 2,406 AUD million2017-01: 2,412.8 AUD million2017-02: 2,436.4 AUD million2017-03: 2,436.8 AUD million2017-04: 2,448 AUD million2017-05: 2,468.5 AUD million2017-06: 2,464.3 AUD million2017-07: 2,478.9 AUD million2017-08: 2,487.3 AUD million2017-09: 2,508 AUD million2017-10: 2,493 AUD million2017-11: 2,489.2 AUD million2017-12: 2,518.2 AUD million2018-01: 2,513.3 AUD million2018-02: 2,513.8 AUD million2018-03: 2,576.1 AUD million2018-04: 2,563.3 AUD million2018-05: 2,554.1 AUD million2018-06: 2,585.3 AUD million2018-07: 2,600 AUD million2018-08: 2,629.3 AUD million2018-09: 2,604.1 AUD million2018-10: 2,587.6 AUD million2018-11: 2,598.8 AUD million2018-12: 2,620.8 AUD million2019-01: 2,661.1 AUD million2019-02: 2,743.6 AUD million2019-03: 2,675 AUD million2019-04: 2,657.2 AUD million2019-05: 2,634.3 AUD million2019-06: 2,607.7 AUD million2019-07: 2,603.6 AUD million2019-08: 2,606.1 AUD million2019-09: 2,612.6 AUD million2019-10: 2,639.6 AUD million2019-11: 2,673.5 AUD million2019-12: 2,619.8 AUD million2020-01: 2,598.5 AUD million2020-02: 2,631.8 AUD million2020-03: 3,344.8 AUD million2020-04: 2,913.8 AUD million2020-05: 2,994.2 AUD million2020-06: 2,933.4 AUD million2020-07: 2,935.7 AUD million2020-08: 2,901.6 AUD million2020-09: 2,866.7 AUD million2020-10: 2,878.5 AUD million2020-11: 2,878.1 AUD million2020-12: 2,864 AUD million2021-01: 2,831.7 AUD million2021-02: 2,767.4 AUD million2021-03: 2,724.9 AUD million2021-04: 2,741.2 AUD million2021-05: 2,769.2 AUD million2021-06: 2,907.6 AUD million2021-07: 3,113.4 AUD million2021-08: 3,184.4 AUD million2021-09: 3,129.1 AUD million2021-10: 3,060.4 AUD million2021-11: 2,927.4 AUD million2021-12: 3,042.4 AUD million2022-01: 3,061 AUD million2022-02: 2,995.8 AUD million2022-03: 2,927.6 AUD million2022-04: 3,090.4 AUD million2022-05: 3,033.5 AUD million2022-06: 3,064.1 AUD million2022-07: 3,193 AUD million2022-08: 3,201.8 AUD million2022-09: 3,235.5 AUD million2022-10: 3,240.6 AUD million2022-11: 3,307.3 AUD million2022-12: 3,338.2 AUD million2023-01: 3,352.7 AUD million2023-02: 3,406.7 AUD million2023-03: 3,315.9 AUD million2023-04: 3,421.7 AUD million2023-05: 3,418.7 AUD million2023-06: 3,410.3 AUD million2023-07: 3,392.8 AUD million2023-08: 3,369.4 AUD million2023-09: 3,438.9 AUD million2023-10: 3,453.1 AUD million2023-11: 3,433.3 AUD million2023-12: 3,453.2 AUD million2024-01: 3,483.5 AUD million2024-02: 3,464.3 AUD million2024-03: 3,434.2 AUD million2024-04: 3,458.6 AUD million2024-05: 3,470.5 AUD million2024-06: 3,485.6 AUD million2024-07: 3,471.8 AUD million2024-08: 3,527.6 AUD million2024-09: 3,522.6 AUD million2024-10: 3,540.3 AUD million2024-11: 3,575.1 AUD million2024-12: 3,565.3 AUD million2025-01: 3,586.4 AUD million2025-02: 3,609.1 AUD million2025-03: 3,640 AUD million2025-04: 3,662 AUD million2025-05: 3,652.2 AUD million2025-06: 3,726.4 AUD million2025-07: 3,688.2 AUD million2025-08: 3,690.3 AUD million2025-09: 3,724.6 AUD million2025-10: 3,772.1 AUD million2025-11: 3,772.8 AUD million2025-12: 3,766.1 AUD million2026-01: 3,765.2 AUD million2026-02: 3,800.7 AUD million2026-03: 3,841 AUD million2026-04: 3,828.1 AUD million2026-05: 3,860.8 AUD million2026-06: 3,877.9 AUD million2026-07: 3,912.3 AUD million2026-08: 3,899.5 AUD million1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0002012-072017-042022-012026-082026-08: 3,899.5 AUD million
AUD million. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, food (category 10), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 170 values
PeriodAUD million
2026-083,899.5
2026-073,912.3
2026-063,877.9
2026-053,860.8
2026-043,828.1
2026-033,841
2026-023,800.7
2026-013,765.2
2025-123,766.1
2025-113,772.8
2025-103,772.1
2025-093,724.6
2025-083,690.3
2025-073,688.2
2025-063,726.4
2025-053,652.2
2025-043,662
2025-033,640
2025-023,609.1
2025-013,586.4
2024-123,565.3
2024-113,575.1
2024-103,540.3
2024-093,522.6
2024-083,527.6
2024-073,471.8
2024-063,485.6
2024-053,470.5
2024-043,458.6
2024-033,434.2
2024-023,464.3
2024-013,483.5
2023-123,453.2
2023-113,433.3
2023-103,453.1
2023-093,438.9
2023-083,369.4
2023-073,392.8
2023-063,410.3
2023-053,418.7
2023-043,421.7
2023-033,315.9
2023-023,406.7
2023-013,352.7
2022-123,338.2
2022-113,307.3
2022-103,240.6
2022-093,235.5
2022-083,201.8
2022-073,193
2022-063,064.1
2022-053,033.5
2022-043,090.4
2022-032,927.6
2022-022,995.8
2022-013,061
2021-123,042.4
2021-112,927.4
2021-103,060.4
2021-093,129.1
2021-083,184.4
2021-073,113.4
2021-062,907.6
2021-052,769.2
2021-042,741.2
2021-032,724.9
2021-022,767.4
2021-012,831.7
2020-122,864
2020-112,878.1
2020-102,878.5
2020-092,866.7
2020-082,901.6
2020-072,935.7
2020-062,933.4
2020-052,994.2
2020-042,913.8
2020-033,344.8
2020-022,631.8
2020-012,598.5
2019-122,619.8
2019-112,673.5
2019-102,639.6
2019-092,612.6
2019-082,606.1
2019-072,603.6
2019-062,607.7
2019-052,634.3
2019-042,657.2
2019-032,675
2019-022,743.6
2019-012,661.1
2018-122,620.8
2018-112,598.8
2018-102,587.6
2018-092,604.1
2018-082,629.3
2018-072,600
2018-062,585.3
2018-052,554.1
2018-042,563.3
2018-032,576.1
2018-022,513.8
2018-012,513.3
2017-122,518.2
2017-112,489.2
2017-102,493
2017-092,508
2017-082,487.3
2017-072,478.9
2017-062,464.3
2017-052,468.5
2017-042,448
2017-032,436.8
2017-022,436.4
2017-012,412.8
2016-122,406
2016-112,386.1
2016-102,369.8
2016-092,359.2
2016-082,351.1
2016-072,297.3
2016-062,332.4
2016-052,323.1
2016-042,325
2016-032,333.3
2016-022,313.3
2016-012,312.3
2015-122,299.5
2015-112,318.2
2015-102,302
2015-092,284.1
2015-082,263.2
2015-072,265.3
2015-062,255
2015-052,243.6
2015-042,234.7
2015-032,213.9
2015-022,221.9
2015-012,216.5
2014-122,221.3
2014-112,230.6
2014-102,220.4
2014-092,195.2
2014-082,189
2014-072,189.8
2014-062,170.7
2014-052,155.1
2014-042,140.3
2014-032,147.1
2014-022,137.3
2014-012,161.9
2013-122,125
2013-112,073.7
2013-102,079.5
2013-092,095.1
2013-082,119.9
2013-072,091.3
2013-062,079.2
2013-052,083.5
2013-042,073
2013-032,057.1
2013-022,041.5
2013-012,029.9
2012-121,996.4
2012-112,007.3
2012-102,015.6
2012-092,029.7
2012-082,031.7
2012-072,016.3

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
New South Wales3,899.5
Australia12,653.7

New South Wales compared with nearby places

Australian Capital Territory: 223.4 AUD millionNew South Wales: 3,899.5 AUD millionNorthern Territory: 126.3 AUD millionQueensland: 2,669.6 AUD millionSouth Australia: 846.6 AUD millionTasmania: 268.4 AUD millionVictoria: 3,073.5 AUD millionWestern Australia: 1,546.4 AUD million
  • Under 240
  • 240 to 730
  • 730 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,900
  • 2,900 and over
Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted, August 2026, AUD million. New South Wales is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Definition

Monthly household spending on food, 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, food (category 10), 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, food (category 10), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories (Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted, New South Wales, 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, food (category 10), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted, New South Wales, 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-food/new-south-wales. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. n.d. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, food (category 10), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted, New South Wales, 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-food/new-south-wales.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (no date) Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, food (category 10), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted, New South Wales, 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-food/new-south-wales (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales?

Household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales was A$3.9 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 5.7% from August 2025.

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

What was the highest household spending in Australia on food, monthly, seasonally adjusted in New South Wales?

A$3.91 billion in July 2026, the highest value since July 2012 in this series.

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