ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL


TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY

The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to December 2017.

In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rise 0.2% in December 2017 following a rise of 0.2% in November 2017 and a rise of 0.2% in October 2017.

The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover fell 0.5% in December 2017 following a rise of 1.3% in November 2017 and a rise of 0.5% in October 2017.

The original estimate for Australian turnover rose 21.4% in December 2017. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 25.3% in December 2017. The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 12.4% in December 2017.

TOTAL RETAIL - QUARTERLY

In volume terms, the seasonally adjusted estimate for the December quarter 2017 rose 0.9% following a rise of 0.1% in the September quarter 2017 and a rise of 1.4% in the June quarter 2017.

In the December quarter 2017, the seasonally adjusted estimate rose in volume terms for Household goods retailing (3.4%), Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (1.6%), Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (2.1%), and Department stores (2.3%). Food retailing (-1.2%) and Other retailing (-0.6%) fell in the December quarter 2017.

The Implicit Price Deflator for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted terms in the December quarter 2017.


TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE

The following states and territories rose in trend terms in December 2017: Victoria (0.5%), New South Wales (0.1%), South Australia (0.6%), Queensland (0.1%), and Tasmania (0.2%). Western Australia (0.0%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.0%) were relatively unchanged. The Northern Territory (-0.2%) fell in trend terms in December 2017.

The following states and territories fell in seasonally adjusted terms in December 2017: Victoria (-0.8%), New South Wales (-0.4%), Western Australia (-0.8%), Tasmania (-1.6%), the Australian Capital Territory (-1.5%), South Australia (-0.3%), and the Northern Territory (-0.7%). Queensland was relatively unchanged (0.0%).

In the December quarter 2017, the seasonally adjusted estimate rose in volume terms in the following states: Victoria (1.8%), New South Wales (0.6%), South Australia (2.4%), Queensland (0.4%), Tasmania (1.5%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.7%). Western Australia (-0.2%) and the Northern Territory (-0.1%) fell in seasonally adjusted volume terms in the December quarter 2017.