Pharmacy continues to drive health spending

Kate Cowling 15/01/2026

Purchases at the pharmacy lifted an otherwise flat month for health consumption, insights shows Pharmacy was again one of the top health spending categories at the end of last year, according to CommBank’s monthly Household Spending Insights report. Across 2025, spending on health grew 9.7%, with a flatter 0.2% rise in December, analysis suggests. A

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