8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Apr 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/05/2007   
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INDUSTRY TRENDS


MONTHLY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND TREND ESTIMATES


TOTAL RETAIL

There has been moderate trend growth for 17 months. Food retailing, the major contributor, has had five months of strong trend growth following 15 months of moderate growth. Clothing and soft good retailing and Hospitality and services have had four months of moderate trend growth, while Department stores and Recreational good retailing were in decline in April 2007.

Graph: Industry trends - Total retail



FOOD RETAILING

There has been strong trend growth for five months. Queensland (five months), Western Australia (seven months), Tasmania (five months) and the Australian Capital Territory (four months) have had strong growth. New South Wales (ten months), Victoria (four months) and South Australia (two months) have had moderate trend growth, while the Northern Territory's trend was flat in April 2007.

Graph: Industry trends - Food retailing



DEPARTMENT STORES

The trend was in decline in April 2007 following moderate to strong growth over the previous five months. Western Australia had weak trend growth in April 2007, while all the other published states and territories were in decline.

Graph: Industry trends - Department stores



CLOTHING AND SOFT GOOD RETAILING

There has been moderate trend growth for the last four months. New South Wales (four months) and Victoria (two months) have had moderate trend growth, while Western Australia (four months), Queensland (one month) and the Australian Capital Territory (six months) have had strong growth. The remaining states and territories have trends that were flat or in decline in April 2007.

Graph: Industry trends - Clothing and soft good retailing



HOUSEHOLD GOOD RETAILING

There was moderate trend growth in April 2007 following six months of strong growth. Queensland (12 months), Western Australia (three months), Tasmania (two months) and the Northern Territory (five months) have had strong trend growth, while New South Wales had moderate growth in April following five months of strong growth. The trend for the Australian Capital Territory has been in decline for five months.

Graph: Industry trends - Household good retailing



RECREATIONAL GOOD RETAILING

The trend growth has been slowing since October 2006 to being in decline in April 2007. New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia all had a trend in decline in April, while the Australian Capital Territory was the only state or territory to have strong trend growth in April.

Graph: Industry trends - Recreational good retailing



OTHER RETAILING

Other retailing had weak trend growth in April 2007 following two months of being flat. New South Wales had weak trend growth following seven months of decline, while Victoria has been in decline for nine months. By contrast, Western Australia has had 17 months of strong trend growth.

Graph: Industry trends - Other retailing



TOTAL RETAIL (EXCLUDING HOSPITALITY AND SERVICES)

Over the last seven months, the trend growth for Total retail (excluding Hospitality and services) has been slightly stronger than Total industries (including Hospitality and services).

Graph: Industry trends - Total retail (excluding Hospitality and services)



HOSPITALITY AND SERVICES

There has been moderate trend growth for four months. New South Wales has had moderate trend growth for five months. Queensland (two months), South Australia (three months), Western Australia (16 months) and the Northern Territory (one month) have had strong trend growth, while the remaining states and territories have been flat or in decline.

Graph: Industry trends - Hospitality and services