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ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL TOTAL RETAIL - QUARTERLY In volume terms, the seasonally adjusted estimate for the March quarter 2011 was relatively unchanged (0.0%), following a fall of 0.4% in the December quarter 2010 and a rise of 0.5% in the September quarter 2010. In the March quarter 2011, the seasonally adjusted estimate rose in volume terms for Food retailing (0.6%), Other retailing (1.5%), Department stores (0.2%) and Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (0.2%). The seasonally adjusted estimate fell in volume terms for Household goods retailing (-1.3%) and Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (-0.6%) in the March quarter 2011. The Implicit Price Deflator for Australian retail turnover rose 0.8% in seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter 2011. TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE The following states and territories rose in trend terms in March 2011: Western Australia (0.8%), New South Wales (0.2%), Queensland (0.1%), the Northern Territory (1.2%), South Australia (0.2%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.2%). Victoria (-0.2%) and Tasmania (-0.3%) fell in trend terms in March 2011. The following states and territories fell in seasonally adjusted terms in March 2011: Queensland (-2.9%), Western Australia (-0.4%), New South Wales (-0.1%), Tasmania (-1.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (-0.3%). Victoria (0.9%), South Australia (0.3%) and the Northern Territory (0.3%) rose in seasonally adjusted terms in March 2011. In the March quarter 2011, the seasonally adjusted estimate rose in volume terms for Western Australia (3.1%), Queensland (0.7%), the Northern Territory (4.3%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.5%). The seasonally adjusted estimate fell in volume terms for Victoria (-1.4%), New South Wales (-0.3%), Tasmania (-1.5%) and South Australia (-0.1%). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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