RETAIL TRADE
Chain volume estimates measure changes in value after the direct effects of price changes have been eliminated, allowing volume changes to be observed over time. The total retail turnover in chain volume measures for the ACT in 2005-06 was $3,851.8m. The Food retailing industry group contributed the largest amount to the total turnover with $1,481.6m (38% of total turnover), followed by Household good retailing ($790.0m, or 21%) and Hospitality and services ($464.2m, or 12%).
Household good retailing recorded the largest dollar increase between 2004-05 and 2005-06, up $106.9m (16%). This was nearly three times the amount of the second highest growth area, Other retailing (up $35.9m, or 12%). The two industry groups recording the largest dollar falls over this period were Food retailing (down $26.8m, or 2%), and Hospitality and services (down $23.3m, or 5%).
Between 2000-01 and 2005-06, the largest dollar increases were recorded in the Household good retailing industry group (up $394.4m, or 99%), followed by Food retailing (up $156.0m, or 12%). The largest dollar decreases recorded in this period were in Hospitality and services (down $41.6m, or 8%) and Recreational good retailing (down $29.1m, or 14%).
11.6 Retail turnover, By industry group(a) - ACT: Chain volume measures |
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
| Industry group | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Food retailing | 1 325.5 | 1 455.5 | 1 439.3 | 1 446.5 | 1 508.4 | 1 481.6 | |
| Department stores | 316.1 | 329.6 | 342.4 | 349.1 | 345.0 | 355.6 | |
| Clothing and soft good retailing | 172.6 | 202.9 | 203.3 | 208.4 | 226.1 | 245.9 | |
| Household good retailing | 395.6 | 471.1 | 554.7 | 655.4 | 683.0 | 790.0 | |
| Recreational good retailing | 210.7 | 173.1 | 185.3 | 182.0 | 179.8 | 181.6 | |
| Other retailing | 348.8 | 349.2 | 307.8 | 316.5 | 297.2 | 333.1 | |
| Hospitality and services | 505.8 | 540.7 | 585.6 | 545.0 | 487.6 | 464.2 | |
| Total | 3 245.4 | 3 501.0 | 3 608.0 | 3 704.2 | 3 727.0 | 3 851.8 | |
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| (a) Classified according to the 1993 version of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC). |
| Retail Business Survey, Data available on request. |
