NAB Housing Monitor August 2026 - NAB

4 August 2026 
Economy and Markets  Housing

Key points

  • Nominal household spending rose 0.8% in June (NAB 0.8%, Consensus 0.2%).
  • This was largely driven by discretionary spending, particularly in transport (+3.0% mom) and recreation & culture (+1.4% mom)
  • The themes were similar to those flagged in the June NAB Spend Trend and point to some resilience in recent consumption outcomes.
  • Household spending volumes were up 0.7% qoq in Q2.
  • There is some upside risk to our Q2 real household consumption growth forecast of 0.4% qoq, though MHSI data have been a poor guide.

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