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This information paper advises users of proposed changes to the time series spreadsheets associated with the publication Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0) resulting from the conversion of the current Lotus 1-2-3.wks spreadsheets to Excel.xls format.

A concordance between the current time series spreadsheet tables (Lotus 1-2-3.wks format) and the proposed new tables (in .xls format) is included below.

Also provided under the 'Details' tab are copies of the new tables providing time series up to and including May 2006, comparable to those released on 3 July 2006.

These changes are due to come into effect with the July 2006 issue of 8501.0 which will be released on 30 August 2006. From that date, the current Lotus 1-2-3.wks spreadsheets will be discontinued.

The new product provides a range of benefits for time series clients including:

• longer time series (monthly series commencing in April 1982)
• tables providing separate information on large (completely enumerated and chains) and smaller (the sampled) retailers by industry and state. These tables will only be released with the Time Series spreadsheets, not in the main part of the publication
• consistent and complete series metadata are provided for every series displayed
• a readily recognised file format (Excel) that will 'auto launch' in most business IT environments
• built in features on which clients can base reliable processing systems.

The range of tables from the Retail Trade survey made available via this .xls spreadsheet service may be extended in the future depending on user demands. Users will be advised of any new outputs via a notice on the ABS web site coinciding with Catalogue 8501.0 releases.

INQUIRIES

For further information or if you have any queries about the change or related statistics, contact Graham Phillips on (02) 6252 5625.

CONCORDANCE CURRENT AND PROPOSED TABLES

Below is a concordance between the current and the proposed new tables.

Publication Tables	Table descriptions	Current .wks Table no.	Proposed .xls Table no.
TABLE 1	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group(a)	850101.wks	850101.xls
TABLE 2	Retail Turnover Percentage Change, By Industry Group (a)	850102.wks	850102.xls
TABLE 3	Retail Turnover, By Sub-Group (a): Original	850103.wks	850103.xls*
TABLE 4	Retail Turnover, By state	850104.wks	850104.xls
TABLE 5	Retail Turnover Percentage Change, By state	850105.wks	850105.xls
TABLE 6	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - New South Wales	850106.wks	850106.xls
TABLE 7	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Victoria	850107.wks	850107.xls
TABLE 8	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Queensland	850108.wks	850108.xls
TABLE 9	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - South Australia	850109.wks	850109.xls
TABLE 10	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Western Australia	8501010.wks	8500110.xls
TABLE 11	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Tasmania	8501011.wks	8501011.xls
TABLE 12	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Northern Territory	8501012.wks	8501012.xls
TABLE 13	Retail Turnover, By Industry Group (a) - Australian Capital Territory	8501013.wks	8501013.xls
TABLE 14	Quarterly Turnover, Chain Volume Measures (a) - by Industry Group (b)	8501014.wks	8501014.xls*
TABLE 15	Quarterly Turnover, Chain Volume Measures (a) - by State	8501015.wks	8501015.xls*
New Table	Retail Turnover; Completely Enumerated (large) and Sample (small), By Industry Group	-	8501016.xls
New Table	Retail Turnover; Completely Enumerated (large) and Sample (small), By state	-	8501017.xls
* These tables are quite large and can be separated further if there is sufficient user demand.