8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Oct 2012  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/12/2012   
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ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to October 2012.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in October 2012 following a rise of 0.2% in September 2012 and a rise of 0.2% in August 2012.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover was relatively unchanged (0.0%) in October 2012 following a rise of 0.5% in September 2012 and a rise of 0.3% in August 2012.

The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 3.8% in October 2012. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 3.5% in October 2012. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 4.4% in October 2012.

RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia
Graph: RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia



TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in October 2012: Western Australia (0.8%), Queensland (0.2%), New South Wales (0.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.2%) and the Northern Territory (0.1%). Victoria (0.0%) and South Australia (0.0%) were relatively unchanged. Tasmania (-0.7%) fell in trend terms in October 2012.

The following states and territories rose in seasonally adjusted terms in October 2012: Western Australia (0.9%), Queensland (0.4%), New South Wales (0.1%) and the Northern Territory (1.5%). Victoria (-0.5%), South Australia (-1.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (-2.2%) and Tasmania (-1.9%) fell in seasonally adjusted terms in October 2012.

RETAIL TURNOVER, States and Territories
Graph: RETAIL TURNOVER, States and Territories