ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to July 2015.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in July 2015 following a rise of 0.3% in June 2015 and a rise of 0.3% in May 2015.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover fell 0.1% in July 2015 following a rise of 0.6% in June 2015 and a rise of 0.3% in May 2015.

The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 3.1% in July 2015. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 4.1% in July 2015. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 1.2% in July 2015.

TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in July 2015: New South Wales (0.4%), Victoria (0.2%), Western Australia (0.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.5%), South Australia (0.1%) and the Northern Territory (0.3%). Queensland (0.0%) and Tasmania (0.0%) were relatively unchanged.

The following states and territories fell in seasonally adjusted terms in July 2015: New South Wales (-0.2%), South Australia (-0.8%), Victoria (-0.2%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-0.2%). Tasmania was relatively unchanged (0.0%). Queensland (0.3%), Western Australia (0.3%) and the Northern Territory (0.1%) rose in seasonally adjusted terms in July 2015.