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Poppy Johnston

Household spending 'surprisingly soft' despite tax cuts

Households spent more on essentials such as groceries and healthcare last month. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

Households spent more on essentials such as groceries and healthcare last month, with overall spending down in a sign of a still-cautious consumer.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics' household spending indicator fell 0.1 per cent in September.

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