8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Apr 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/05/2007   
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STATE TRENDS


MONTHLY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND TREND ESTIMATES


NEW SOUTH WALES

There has been moderate trend growth for the last six months. Food retailing (ten months), Clothing and soft good retailing (four months) and Hospitality and services (five months) have had moderate trend growth. Household good retailing had moderate trend growth in April 2007 following five months of strong growth. Department stores and Recreational good retailing were in decline in April.

Graph: State trends - New South Wales



VICTORIA

Victoria has had weak trend growth for the last two months following six months of moderate growth. Household good retailing had the same pattern of trend growth. Food retailing (four months) and Clothing and soft good retailing (two months) have had moderate trend growth. Recreational good retailing had moderate trend growth in April 2007 following six months of strong growth. Department stores was in decline in April.

Graph: State trends - Victoria



QUEENSLAND

Queensland has had strong trend growth for the last four months. Food retailing (five months), Clothing and soft good retailing (one month), Household good retailing (12 months), Other retailing (one month) and Hospitality and services (two months) have had strong trend growth. The trend for Department stores was in decline in April 2007.

Graph: State trends - Queensland



SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The trend growth has been moderate for 14 months. Food retailing (two months) and Household good retailing (seven months) have had moderate trend growth. Hospitality and services has had strong trend growth in the last three months. All other industries were in decline in April 2007.

Graph: State trends - South Australia



WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The trend growth has been strong for 16 months. Food retailing (seven months), Clothing and soft good retailing (four months), Household good retailing (three months), Other retailing (17 months) and Hospitality and services (16 months) have had strong trend growth. Department stores had weak trend growth in April and March 2007, while Recreational food retailing has been in decline in the last four months.

Graph: State trends - Western Australia



TASMANIA

The trend has been moderate for the last three months. Clothing and soft good retailing (six months) and Hospitality and services (six months) have been in decline, while, by contrast, Food retailing (five months) and Household good retailing (two months) have had strong trend growth.

Graph: State trends - Tasmania