ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL
TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY
The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to March 2019.
In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.3% in March 2019. This follows a rise of 0.3% in February 2019 and a rise of 0.2% in January 2019.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.3% in March 2019. This follows a rise of 0.9% in February 2019 and a rise of 0.1% in January 2019.
The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 10.9% in March 2019. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 11.2% in March 2019. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 10.0% in in March 2019.
RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia
TOTAL RETAIL - QUARTERLY
In volume terms, the seasonally adjusted estimate for the March quarter 2019 fell 0.1%. This follows a relatively unchanged (0.0%) result in the December quarter 2018, and a rise of 0.2% in the September quarter 2018.
In the March quarter 2019 the seasonally adjusted estimate fell in volume terms for Household goods retailing (-0.6%), and Department stores (-1.2%). Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (1.0%), Other retailing (0.3%), Food retailing (0.1%), and Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (0.3%) all rose in seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter 2019.
The Implicit Price Deflator for Australian turnover rose 0.8% in seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter 2019.
TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE
The following states and territories rose in trend terms in March 2019: New South Wales (0.4%), Queensland (0.3%), Victoria (0.2%), South Australia (0.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.1%), and the Northern Territory (0.1%). Western Australia was relatively unchanged (0.0%), and Tasmania (-0.2%) fell in trend terms in March 2019.
The following states and territories rose in seasonally adjusted terms in March 2019: Victoria (0.7%), Queensland (0.6%), New South Wales (0.2%), Tasmania (0.4%), South Australia (0.1%), and the Northern Territory (0.7%). The Australian Capital Territory was relatively unchanged (0.0%), and Western Australia (-0.7%) fell in seasonally adjusted terms in March 2019.
RETAIL TURNOVER, States and Territories
In the March quarter 2019, the seasonally adjusted estimate fell in volume terms in the following states: Victoria (-0.3%), Western Australia (-0.6%), South Australia (-0.4%), Queensland (-0.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (-0.9%), Tasmania (-0.9%), and the Northern Territory (-1.4%). New South Wales (0.6%) rose in seasonally adjusted volume terms in the March quarter 2019.
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