JANUARY KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Jan 07 | Dec 06 to Jan 07 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | $m | % change |
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Turnover at current prices | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend estimates | 18 570.7 | 0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Seasonally adjusted estimates | 18 621.1 | 0.9 |
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Monthly turnover, Trend estimates - % change
![Graph: Monthly turnover, Trend estimate, Percentage change](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/6c7fee6ffba2e52fca2572ae0017e0e7/Body/0.BFA!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
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JANUARY KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- The trend estimate of turnover for the Australian Retail and Hospitality/Services series increased by 0.4% in January 2007. This follows a revised increase of 0.4% in December 2006 and an increase of 0.4% in November 2006.
- In January 2007, all states and territories had an increase in the trend estimate, except Tasmania (-0.2%). The largest increase occurred in Western Australia (+0.9%).
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of turnover for the Australian Retail and Hospitality/Services series increased by 0.9% in January 2007. This follows a revised increase of 0.2% in December 2006 and an increase of 0.2% in November 2006.
- All states and territories had increases in the seasonally adjusted estimate, except the Australian Capital Territory (-0.3%). The largest increase occurred in Western Australia (+1.8%).
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, Australian turnover decreased by 22.8% in January 2007 compared with December 2006. Chains and other large retailers (which are completely enumerated) decreased by 26.4%, while the estimate for 'smaller' retailers (the sampled units) decreased by 17.4%.
- Australian turnover increased by 7.2% in January 2007 compared with January 2006. Chains and other large retailers increased by 7.2%, while 'smaller' retailers increased by 7.2%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
February 2007 | 2 April 2007 |
March 2007 | 8 May 2007 |
April 2007 | 30 May 2007 |
May 2007 | 3 July 2007 |
June 2007 | 1 August 2007 |
July 2007 | 31 August 2007 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
SAMPLING ERRORS
Standard errors for the Australian estimates (original data) for January 2007 contained in this publication are:
Data Series | Estimate | Standard error |
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Level of retail turnover ($m) | 18 239.0 | 126.7 |
Change from preceding month ($m) | -5 397.1 | 128.3 |
% change from preceding month (%) | -22.8 | 0.5 |
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For more information see the Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 32-36.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Graham Phillips on Canberra (02) 6252 5625.