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• The retail trade trend series was suspended in November 2008 as it is not possible to determine the trend in retail turnover for the period affected by the government's economic stimulus packages and other influences associated with global economic conditions.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, monthly retail turnover in Western Australia decreased by 2.4% in April 2009 following an increase (2.2%) in March 2009.
• While there were small fluctuations in the seasonally adjusted data through the year, monthly retail turnover in Western Australia has not fallen below $2 billion since February 2008. The government's stimulus packages may have had some effect in maintaining relatively high turnover.
• The April 2009 decrease in turnover was spread across all major retail trade groups, except household goods (up $19 million). Department stores (down $21 million) and clothing and soft goods retailers (down $12 million) were among those that experienced larger decreases in retail turnover in the month of April.

Monthly Retail Turnover, Current prices - Seasonally adjusted

1 Retail Trade(a), Monthly turnover - Current prices: All series
		Food	Dept stores	Clothing & soft good	Household good	Other retail	Cafes & restaurants(b)	Total
Seasonally adjusted ($m)
2008
	April	757.2	174.4	146.7	352.7	326.7	281.3	2 038.9
	May	769.2	172.1	144.9	353.3	330.1	279.4	2 049.1
	June	770.7	168.8	142.5	355.1	327.9	286.1	2 051.1
	July	801.0	181.7	143.2	361.4	328.6	286.4	2 102.4
	August	814.9	173.6	138.9	360.2	327.3	289.8	2 104.7
	September	799.2	178.8	133.8	347.0	321.3	284.4	2 064.5
	October	796.9	174.7	124.6	346.1	319.8	286.5	2 048.6
	November	812.0	166.6	120.6	341.5	315.2	284.1	2 040.0
	December	805.7	181.3	128.3	381.2	333.4	266.9	2 096.7
2009
	January	845.3	185.6	124.8	366.4	336.8	266.8	2 125.7
	February	835.5	161.7	124.7	351.0	316.7	278.6	2 068.3
	March	830.0	186.6	134.7	352.3	326.1	284.4	2 114.1
	April	812.0	165.4	122.8	371.2	309.3	283.2	2 064.0
(a) For industry definitions see paragraph 6 of the Explanatory Notes in the source publications.
(b) Includes takeaway food services.
Source: Retail Trade, Australia, cat. no. 8501.0.
Note: As of July 2008, all historical data have been revised as a result of changes to the survey design.