1345.4 - SA Stats, Oct 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/10/2008   
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CONSUMPTION


RETAIL TRADE

The August 2008 trend estimate for South Australia's retail turnover was $1,331.5m, while the estimate for Australia was $18,378.3m. From July 2008, the increase in turnover for South Australia across all retail industries was 0.7%, while turnover for Australia grew by 0.3%.

RETAIL TURNOVER AT CURRENT PRICES, Trend, Change from previous month
Graph: RETAIL TURNOVER AT CURRENT PRICES, Trend, Change from previous month



NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

In September 2008, 3,248 new passenger vehicles and 5,315 new vehicles in total (in trend terms) were sold in South Australia. Corresponding sales for Australia were 48,572 and 81,612. The trend estimate for total new vehicle sales in Australia has continually decreased since January 2008.

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES, South Australia
Graph: NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES, South Australia