ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to May 2016.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in May 2016 following a rise of 0.2% in April 2016 and a rise of 0.2% in March 2016.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in May 2016 following a rise of 0.1% in April 2016 and a rise of 0.4% in March 2016.

The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.7% in May 2016. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 0.9% in May 2016. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 0.2% in May 2016.

TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in May 2016: New South Wales (0.4%), Victoria (0.2%), South Australia (0.3%), Western Australia (0.1%), Tasmania (0.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.2%). Queensland (-0.2%) and the Northern Territory (-0.2%) fell in trend terms in May 2016.

The following states and territories rose in seasonally adjusted terms in May 2016: New South Wales (0.7%), Victoria (0.6%) and South Australia (0.3%). Tasmania (0.0%) was relatively unchanged. Western Australia (-0.7%), Queensland (-0.4%), the Northern Territory (-0.6%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-0.3%) fell in seasonally adjusted terms in May 2016.