8501.0 - Retail Trade, Australia, Jul 2017  
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7 September 2017

MEDIA RELEASE
106/2017
Embargoed: 11.30 am (Canberra time)
Retail turnover relatively unchanged in July

Australian retail turnover was a relatively unchanged 0.0 per cent in July 2017, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures.

This follows a rise of 0.2 per cent in June 2017.

In seasonally adjusted terms, there were falls in household goods retailing (-1.7 per cent), department stores (-2.8 per cent) and clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (-0.2 per cent). There were rises in food retailing (0.7 per cent), other retailing (1.3 per cent), and cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.2 per cent) in July 2017.

"The falls in household goods retailing and department stores come after strong rises during the June quarter," said Ben James, Director of Quarterly Economy Wide surveys for the ABS.

In seasonally adjusted terms, there were falls in New South Wales (-0.4 per cent), South Australia (-0.8 per cent), Tasmania (-0.9 per cent) and the Northern Territory (-0.1 per cent). There were rises in Victoria (0.4 per cent), Western Australia (0.6 per cent), Queensland (0.2 per cent) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.1 per cent).

The trend estimate for Australian retail turnover rose 0.3 per cent in July 2017 following a 0.4 per cent rise in June 2017. Compared to July 2016, the trend estimate rose 3.5 per cent.

Online retail turnover contributed 4.3 per cent to total retail turnover in original terms.

More detailed industry analysis and further information on the statistical methodology is available in Retail Trade, Australia (cat no. 8501.0).

Media note:

  • Please ensure when reporting on ABS data that you attribute the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or the ABS) as the source.
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  • Estimates of online retail turnover are only available in original terms and are not available in seasonally adjusted or trend terms.
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