Households spending on non-essentials as pressures ease

Spending on furnishings and household equipment has led an increase in consumer spending in June. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians have been splashing out on new cars, food and electronics as price pressures ease.

Household spending rose 0.5 per cent in June on top of a one per cent increase in May as shoppers shelled out for new goods, official figures show.