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1146.0 - Directory of Service Industries Statistics, 2002  
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Retail Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8622.0)

PURPOSE

To provide key measures on the performance of the Retail Trade Industry and to identify the nature and structure of the industry in terms of employment, income, costs and its contribution to the Australian economy.


SCOPE

The scope of the survey was all public and private employing businesses on the ABS Business Register classified to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) Division G Retail Trade.


DATA DETAIL

The publication contains the following tables at the Australia level:

  • selected income items by industry
  • items of expenditure (selected expenses by industry, labour costs by industry)
  • characteristics of employment
  • business size by industry
  • performance measures by industry

Key aggregates by State and Territory include:
  • employment
  • wages and salaries
  • total income
  • retail locations
  • floorspace
Data complementing this survey can be found in Retail Industry, Australia: Commodity Sales (cat. no. 8624.0). This publication contains the following tables at the Australia level:
  • income items by industry
  • income and gross margin by commodity item
  • income by commodity item by industry
  • income by industry by commodity item


FREQUENCY OF DATA AVAILABILITY

Collection previously conducted in respect of 1981-1982, 1991-1992 and 1998-1999. The next collection is scheduled to be conducted in respect of the 2004-2005 financial year.


ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Retail Industry, Australia: Commodity Sales (cat. no. 8624.0). Data available for 1998-1999 only. The next collection is scheduled to be conducted in respect of the 2004-2005 financial year.


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