8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Mar 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/05/2007   
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STATE TRENDS


MONTHLY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND TREND ESTIMATES


NEW SOUTH WALES

There has been moderate trend growth for the last five months. Food retailing (nine months) and Hospitality and services (four months) have had moderate growth. Department stores had moderate trend growth in March 2007 following three months of strong growth and Household good retailing has had strong growth for the last six months.

Graph: State trends_New South Wales



VICTORIA

Victoria had weak trend growth in March 2007 following six months of moderate growth. Household good retailing has had the same pattern. Food retailing has had four months of moderate growth, while Clothing and soft good retailing had moderate growth in March following nine months of strong growth. Department stores and Recreational good retailing have had strong growth for the last four and six months respectively.

Graph: State trends_Victoria



QUEENSLAND

Queensland has had strong trend growth for the last two months. Food retailing (five months), Department stores (four months) and Household good retailing (11 months) have had strong trend growth. The trend growth for Clothing and soft good retailing and Other retailing was moderate in March 2007.

Graph: State trends_Queensland



SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The trend growth was strong in February and March 2007 following 11 months of moderate growth. Department stores (four months) and Other retailing (six months) have had strong trend growth. Food retailing (four months), Clothing and soft good retailing (ten months), Household good retailing (six months) and Hospitality and services (one month) have had moderate growth.

Graph: State trends_South Australia



WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The trend growth has been strong for 15 months. Food retailing (six months), Clothing and soft good retailing (three months), Other retailing (16 months) and Hospitality and services (15 months) have had strong trend growth. Department stores had moderate trend growth in March 2007 following three months of strong growth.

Graph: State trends_Western Australia



TASMANIA

The trend growth has been weak for the last four months. Clothing and soft good retailing (five months), Recreational good retailing (five months) and Hospitality and services (six months) have been in decline, while Food retailing has had strong trend growth in the last four months.

Graph: State trends_Tasmania