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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

		February 2012	Jan 2012 to Feb 2012
		$m	% change
Turnover at current prices
	Trend	20 971.5	0.1
	Seasonally Adjusted	20 987.7	0.2

Monthly Turnover, Current Prices - Trend Estimate

• The trend estimate rose 0.1% in February 2012. This follows a rise of 0.1% in January 2012 and a rise of 0.1% in December 2011.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 0.2% in February 2012. This follows a rise of 0.3% in January 2012 and a relatively unchanged December 2011 (0.0%).
• In trend terms, Australian turnover rose 2.5% in February 2012 compared with February 2011.
• The following industries rose in trend terms in February 2012: Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.4%), Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (0.7%), Other retailing (0.3%) and Department stores (0.4%). Food retailing (0.0%) was relatively unchanged. Household goods retailing (-0.6%) fell in trend terms in February 2012.
• The following states and territories rose in trend terms in February 2012: Queensland (0.4%), Western Australia (0.6%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.4%) and the Northern Territory (0.2%). Victoria (0.0%) was relatively unchanged. New South Wales (-0.3%), South Australia (-0.1%) and Tasmania (-0.1%) fell in trend terms in February 2012.

• Data available from the Downloads tab of this issue on the ABS website include longer time series of tables in this publication, the quarterly chain volume measures and the following additional current price monthly series:
• Retail turnover by state and 15 industry subgroups in trend, seasonally adjusted and original terms
• Retail turnover completely enumerated and sample sector, by six industry groups in original terms
• Retail turnover completely enumerated and sample sector, by state in original terms
• Retail turnover completely enumerated sector, total level in trend, seasonally adjusted and original terms.