8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Aug 2017

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/10/2017

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Main Features Analysis - Total Retail Analysis by Industry About this Release Retail turnover falls 0.6 per cent in August (Media Release)	ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to August 2017. In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.1% in August 2017 following a rise of 0.1% in July 2017 and a rise of 0.2% in June 2017. The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover fell 0.6% in August 2017 following a fall of 0.2% in July 2017 and a rise of 0.2% in June 2017. The original estimate for Australian turnover was relatively unchanged (0.0%) in August 2017. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers fell 1.0% in August 2017. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 2.2% in August 2017. RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE The following states and territories rose in trend terms in August 2017: New South Wales (0.1%), Victoria (0.1%), Western Australia (0.1%), Tasmania (0.1%), and the Northern Territory (0.1%). Queensland (0.0%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.0%) were relatively unchanged. South Australia (-0.1%) fell in trend terms in August 2017. The following states and territories fell in seasonally adjusted terms in August 2017: Victoria (-0.8%), Queensland (-0.8%), New South Wales (-0.2%), Western Australia (-0.6%), South Australia (-0.6%), the Australian Capital Territory (-0.8%), Tasmania (-0.7%), and the Northern Territory (-0.7%). RETAIL TURNOVER, States and Territories Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.