ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to July 2014.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.1% in July 2014 following a rise of 0.2% in June 2014 and a rise of 0.1% in May 2014.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.4% in July 2014 following a rise of 0.6% in June 2014 and a fall of 0.3% in May 2014.

The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 3.9% in July 2014. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 3.8% in July 2014. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 4.0% in July 2014.

TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in July 2014: New South Wales (0.3%), Western Australia (0.1%), South Australia (0.2%), Tasmania (0.2%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.2%). Victoria was relatively unchanged (0.0%). Queensland (-0.1%) and the Northern Territory (-0.3%) fell in trend terms in July 2014.

The following states and territories rose in seasonally adjusted terms in July 2014: New South Wales (0.7%), Victoria (0.6%), the Australian Capital Territory (2.6%), South Australia (0.4%) and Queensland (0.1%). The Northern Territory (-2.3%), Western Australia (-0.1%) and Tasmania (-0.4%) fell in seasonally adjusted terms in July 2014.