8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Apr 2013  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/06/2013   
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ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to April 2013.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.4% in April 2013 following a rise of 0.4% in March 2013 and a rise of 0.4% in February 2013.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in April 2013 following a fall of 0.4% in March 2013 and a rise of 1.3% in February 2013.

The original estimate for Australian turnover fell 3.2% in April 2013. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers fell 3.4% in April 2013. The original estimate for smaller retailers fell 2.8% in April 2013.

RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia
Graph: RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia



TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in April 2013: New South Wales (0.6%), Victoria (0.4%), Queensland (0.4%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.9%), Western Australia (0.1%), South Australia (0.1%) and Tasmania (0.1%). The Northern Territory (-0.3%) fell in trend terms in April 2013.

The following states and territories rose in seasonally adjusted terms in April 2013: New South Wales (0.6%), Victoria (0.3%), the Australian Capital Territory (1.0%), Queensland (0.1%) and South Australia (0.2%). Western Australia (-0.8%), Tasmania (-1.0%) and the Northern Territory (-1.6%) fell in seasonally adjusted terms in April 2013.

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