1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Dec 2007

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/01/2008

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Contents Notes About this Release Regional housing in Western Australia (Feature Article) Short-term overseas travel to and from Western Australia (Feature Article)	CONSUMPTION RETAIL TRADE Western Australia's retail turnover (trend) totalled $6,407 million in the three months to October 2007, 1.1% ($70 million) more than in the previous three month period. Nationally, growth in retail turnover was higher at 2.1% over the same period. MONTHLY RETAIL TURNOVER, Current prices The main industry group driving Western Australia's growth in retail turnover (trend) in the three months to October 2007 was food retailing (up $57 million or 2.2%). Growth in food retailing was greater than the combined growth in recreational good retailing (up $16 million or 6.3%), clothing and soft good retailing (up $14 million or 3.4%) and department stores (up $13 million or 2.6%). A number of industry groups showed declining retail turnover over the period, including household good retailing (down $20 million or 1.7%) and hospitality and service industry (down $10 million or 1.2%). NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES Sales of new motor vehicles (trend) in Western Australia rose 1.0% (298) to 30,840 in the three months to November 2007, compared to the previous three month period. Growth in new motor vehicle sales was driven almost equally by sales of sports utility vehicles (up 3.7% or 226) and other vehicles (up 3.0% or 215) - other vehicles include utilities, vans, trucks and buses. Passenger vehicle sales fell 0.8% (143) to 16,997 in the three months to November 2007. NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.