Household spending in Australia rose 0.3% month-on-month in January 2026, rebounding from an upwardly revised 0.5% decline in December. Expenditures increased the most for miscellaneous goods and services (2.5%), health (1.7%), and transport (0.3%). Smaller gains were also recorded for clothing and footwear (0.3%) and food (0.1%). In contrast, spending declined for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-1.7%), furnishings and household equipment (-0.7%), and hotels, cafes and restaurants (-0.6%). Regionally, spending grew in Tasmania (0.6%), New South Wales (0.5%), Victoria (0.5%), Queensland (0.1%), and Western Australia (0.3%), but declined in South Australia (-0.1%), the Northern Territory (-2.3%), and the Australian Capital Territory (-0.1%). On a yearly basis, household spending increased 4.6%, the slowest pace since late May, following a 5.0% rise in December.