CHANGE TO RELEASE DATE OF JUNE 2009 ISSUE
The June 2009 issue of Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0) will be delayed from Monday 3 August 2009 to Tuesday 4 August to avoid the release occurring on the NSW Bank Holiday.
The Information Paper: ANZSIC 2006 Implementation in Retail Trade Statistics, July 2009 (cat. no. 8501.0.55.006) will continue to be released on Monday 3 August.
INTRODUCTION OF REVISED INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
The ABS will implement a revised industry classification, the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006, into the Retail Trade series from the July 2009 issue. To enable the series to be compiled and validated according to the new classification, the July issue will be released on 9 September 2009, about one week later than normal. Subsequent issues will be released at the normal time. An information paper describing the major changes to Retail trade under ANZSIC 2006 and how historical series will be maintained will be released on 3 August 2009. The information paper will include mock-ups of the the proposed publication and related spreadsheets.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Neil Hamilton on Canberra (02) 6252 5990 or email at <retail.trade@abs.gov.au>.
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