Lockdown impacts in 2021 smaller than final 12 months
The extra focused, shorter lockdowns and restrictions in 2021 have up to now had much less influence on employment and family spending than the longer, broader lockdowns of 2020.
At its worst within the Stage 4 lockdown, Melbourne spending was down 31 per cent year-on-year, eating/takeaway spending was down 71 per cent year-on-year and procuring was down 47 per cent year-on-year, together with -76 per cent year-on-year for clothes.
In distinction, Brisbane’s worst spending declines in 2021 up to now are smaller, at -17 per cent year-on-year for complete spending, -40 per cent year-on-year for eating/takeaway and -28 per cent year-on-year for procuring together with -40 per cent year-on-year for clothes procuring.
ANZ Analysis expects future lockdowns to have much less influence on spending as client confidence, employment circumstances and financial exercise get better. Quick, focused lockdowns are inclined to have much less influence on total enterprise circumstances and turnover than longer, broader lockdowns.
