

The indicator is derived from aggregated, de-identified card and banks transactions by resident households. The ABS is committed to upholding the privacy, confidentiality and security of the information it collects. Banks transactions data is only accessed by ABS staff required to produce relevant statistics, including the indicator. The aggregated data does not contain information about individuals or households. All participating banks provide data at an identifiable state and territory level. Some banks provide data at a low level of categorisation e.g., at a bank allocated merchant category level, and others provide categorised data at the Australia and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification (ANZSIC) or retail or non-retail level.ĭata is received at different frequencies, with some banks providing daily data and others weekly.

The data is received in different formats and classifications from the participating banks. Once all data is received it is validated and collated. The data is provided to the ABS following the end of each calendar month.

The data is provided to the ABS by participating banks for statistical purposes.
