SPEND AN EXTRA $10 A WEEK AND CREATE 11,000 JOBS

SPEND AN EXTRA $10 A WEEK AND CREATE 11,000 NEW JOBS

ACCORDING TO RECENT ROY MORGAN RESEARCH, IF EVERY HOUSEHOLD SPENT AN ADDITIONAL $10 A WEEK ON AUSTRALIAN MADE PRODUCTS, IT WOULD INJECT AN EXTRA $5 BILLION INTO THE ECONOMY EACH YEAR AND CREATE UP TO 11,000 NEW JOBS.

Buying Australian Made products has a direct economic impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Australians throughout the supply chain. Even making a small change in your weekly shopping can create a huge difference for local businesses.

Next time you are shopping check the country of origin labels and choose a locally made product over an import. And it seems this is taking off around Australia! More than 93 per cent of Australians have stated that they are more likely to buy products made in Australia, an increase from 87 per cent a year earlier.

Roy Morgan found Australian-made goods are enjoying huge support following the 2020 COVID lockdowns. The research shows Australians are placing priority on manufacturing self-sufficiency and job creation along with a renewed appetite to address the imbalance between locally made and imported products to ensure Australia's longterm prosperity. When you buy Australia Made and Australian Owned products you know you are getting products made to the highest of manufacturing standards and grown in our clean, green environment.

At the same time, you are helping to support our manufacturing industry, create Aussie jobs and give back to local communities. Commonwealth Bank research also shows more Australians are choosing to shop locally, supporting local online retailers and manufacturers as well as suburban shopping centres and neighbourhood stores.

This is across a variety of categories including recreational goods (59 per cent), fashion (58 per cent), electronics (55 per cent), and groceries (53 per cent). The report shows one in four consumers have increased online purchases, with the biggest change in online shoppers’ activities during the pandemic being an increase in purchases made from Australian online retailers.

This trend looks set to continue with nearly 50 per cent shopping with domestic online retailers in 2020, and 52 per cent saying they will continue to do so this year. At the same time Australians are rejecting Chinese made goods with 80% of Aussies saying they would avoid buying products from the PRC. Only 21% of Australians saying they’d be more likely to buy products made in China, a 9% points drop from 2019.