1345.4 - SA Stats, Sep 2006  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/09/2006   
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CONSUMPTION


RETAIL TURNOVER

The July 2006 trend estimate for South Australian retail turnover was $1,287.9m, compared with the Australian total of $18,111.3m.

RETAIL TURNOVER(a), Current prices, Trend,
Percentage change from previous month

Graph: Retail turnover(a), Current prices, Trend, Percentage change from previous month
Source: Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0)


Over the period January 2005 to January 2006 South Australian retail turnover for Household goods steadily declined from $187.3m to $165.3m (a fall of 11.7%). Subsequent to January 2006, retail turnover for Household goods steadily increased to be $180.5m in July 2006 (a rise of 9.2%), which was the largest growth of all the retail sectors over this time.

Only Other retailing, and Recreational goods retailing showed declines in turnover, of 2.6% and 0.5% respectively, between January 2006 and July 2006.

RETAIL TURNOVER BY INDUSTRY GROUP, Current prices, Trend,
Percentage change over last three months, July 2006

Graph: Retail turnover by Industry group, Current prices, Trend, Percentage change over last three months, July 2006
Source: Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0)


NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

In August 2006, 3,245 new passenger vehicles and 5,052 vehicles in total (in trend terms) were sold in South Australia. Corresponding sales for Australia were 49,906 and 79,449.

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES, South Australia
Graph: New Motor Vehicle Sales, South Australia
Source: Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia (cat. no. 9314.0)