Australian Bureau of Statistics
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JANUARY KEY FIGURES

		Jan 08	Dec 07 to Jan 08
		$m	% change
Turnover at current prices
	Trend estimates	20 183.2	0.4
	Seasonally adjusted estimates	20 138.5	0.0

Monthly turnover, Trend estimates - % change

• The trend estimate of turnover for the Australian Retail and Hospitality/Services series increased by 0.4% in January 2008. This follows revised increases of 0.4% in December 2007 and 0.5% in November 2007.
• In January 2008, all states and territories had an increase in the trend estimate, except Queensland (-0.1%). The largest increases occurred in South Australia (+1.0%), the Northern Territory (+1.0%) and Victoria (+0.8%).

• There was no change in the seasonally adjusted estimate of turnover for the Australian Retail and Hospitality/Services series in January 2008. This follows a revised increase of 0.4% in December 2007 and an increase of 0.8% in November 2007.
• States or territories with an increase in the seasonally adjusted estimate for January 2008 were Victoria (+1.0%), South Australia (+1.5%) and the Australian Capital Territory (+1.8%). The largest decreases occurred in Queensland (-1.2%), the Northern Territory (-1.1%) and Tasmania (-1.0%).

• In original terms, Australian turnover decreased by 22.6% in January 2008 compared with December 2007. Chains and other large retailers (which are completely enumerated) decreased by 25.5%, while the estimate for 'smaller' retailers (the sampled units) decreased by 18.1%.
• Australian turnover increased by 8.1% in January 2008 compared with January 2007. Chains and other large retailers increased by 10.4%, while 'smaller' retailers increased by 4.9%.

SAMPLING ERRORS

Standard errors for the Australian estimates (original data) for January 2008 contained in this publication are:

For more information see the Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 32-36.

INQUIRIES

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