8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, May 2010
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/07/2010
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MEDIA RELEASE
The latest ABS figures show that retail sales rose 0.2% in May, seasonally adjusted, compared with a rise of 0.6% the previous month. Clothing, Footwear & Other Personal Accessory Retailing (1.7%) and Department Stores (1.0%) recorded the largest increases in May followed by Cafes, Restaurants & Takeaway Food Services (0.8%), Other Retailing (0.3%) and Food Retailing (0.2%). Sales fell in Household Goods Retailing (-1.4%). New South Wales (0.9%) and Victoria (0.2%) recorded increases in sales in May. Sales decreased in the other states and territories: South Australia (-0.9%), the Australian Capital Territory (-0.6%), the Northern Territory (-0.4%), Western Australia (-0.3%), Queensland (-0.2%), Tasmania (-0.1%). Trend turnover grew 0.2% in May 2010. This follows a 0.2% rise in both April 2010 and March 2010. In original terms, turnover increased 0.6% in the twelve months to May 2010. Further information is available in Retail Trade, Australia (cat no. 8501.0) Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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