Australian households are spending more – and it’s helping the economy regain some momentum

After two years of weak economic growth, there are signs of a recovery in household consumption – though productivity remains a soft spot

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Australia’s economy has wrapped up its weakest financial year since the early 1990s, outside the pandemic, marking two years of weak growth in the wake of the post-Covid lockdown boom.

But it’s not all bad news.