1345.4 - SA Stats, Nov 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 27/11/2007   
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CONSUMPTION


RETAIL TURNOVER

The July 2007 trend estimate for South Australia's retail turnover was $1,385.5m, compared with the Australian total of $19,292.1m. This represents a 0.4% increase in turnover across all retail industries for South Australia from the previous month and a 0.5% increase nationally.

RETAIL TURNOVER(a), Current prices, Trend,
Percentage change from previous month

Graph: Retail turnover(a), current prices, trend, percentage change from previous month
Source: Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0)


Comparing July 2007 with July 2006, retail turnover (trend) increased by 7.0% for South Australia and 6.7% for Australia.

Over the same period, the two South Australian industry groups with the largest percentage increases in retail turnover (trend) were Household goods, rising by 10.4% (to $201.5m), and Food, rising by 9.2% (to $619.4m). The South Australian industry group which reported the largest decrease in retail turnover (trend) was Recreational goods retailing, down by 10.0% to $36.2m.

RETAIL TURNOVER BY INDUSTRY GROUP, Current prices, Trend,
Percentage change over last twelve months, July 2007, South Australia

Graph: Retail turnover by industry group, current prices, trend, percentage change over last twelve months, July 2007, South Australia
Source: Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0)

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

In August 2007, 3,139 new passenger vehicles and 5,058 new vehicles in total (in trend terms) were sold in South Australia. Corresponding sales for Australia were 52,900 and 86,834.

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES, South Australia
Graph: New motor vehicle sales, South Australia
Source: Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Electronic Delivery,Feb. 2007 (cat. no. 9314.0.55.001)