ANALYSIS - TOTAL RETAIL
TOTAL RETAIL - MONTHLY
The chart below shows the trend series and seasonally adjusted series to April 2019.
In current prices, the trend estimate for Australian turnover rose 0.2% in April 2019, following a rise of 0.2% in March 2019, and a rise of 0.2% in February 2019.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Australian turnover fell 0.1% in April 2019, following a rise of 0.3% in March 2019, and a rise of 0.8% in February 2019.
The original estimate for Australian turnover fell 2.7% in April 2019. The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers fell 2.3% in April 2019. The original estimate for smaller retailers fell 3.7% in April 2019.
RETAIL TURNOVER, Australia
TOTAL RETAIL - BY STATE
The following states and territories rose in trend terms in April 2019: Queensland (0.5%), New South Wales (0.2%), Victoria (0.2%), South Australia (0.3%), the Northern Territory (0.1%), and the Australian Capital Territory (0.1%). Tasmania (0.0%) was relatively unchanged. Western Australia (-0.1%) fell in trend terms in April 2019.
The following states and territories fell in seasonally adjusted terms in April 2019: New South Wales (-0.4%), Victoria (-0.4%), the Northern Territory (-0.5%), and the Australian Capital Territory (-0.2%). Queensland (0.7%), South Australia (0.6%), Western Australia (0.1%), and Tasmania (0.3%) rose in seasonally adjusted terms in April 2019.
RETAIL TURNOVER, States and Territories