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Retail Trade, Australia

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Monthly and quarterly estimates of turnover and volumes for retail businesses, including store and online sales.

Reference period
November 2020
Released
11/01/2021

Key statistics

The November 2020 seasonally adjusted estimate: 

  • Rose 7.1% month-on-month. 
  • This updates the rise of 7.0% published in the Preliminary Retail Trade release.
  • Australian turnover rose 13.3% compared to November 2019.

Turnover at current prices

Turnover at current prices
Nov-2020 ($m)Oct-2020 to Nov-2020 (% change)Nov-2019 to Nov-2020 (% change)
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Seasonally Adjusted31,654.17.113.3

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Total retail turnover

Monthly turnover, current prices - seasonally adjusted estimate

Monthly turnover, current prices - seasonally adjusted estimate

Combination chart with 2 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from -17.7 to 16.9.
End of interactive chart.

Total level, current prices - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates

Total level, current prices - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 24791.4 to 31654.1.
End of interactive chart.

Monthly turnover, current prices, by industry - seasonally adjusted estimate

Monthly turnover, current prices, by industry - seasonally adjusted estimate

Bar chart with 7 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Industry.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from -0.3 to 26.7.
End of interactive chart.

Monthly turnover, current prices, by state and territory - seasonally adjusted estimate

Monthly turnover, current prices, by state and territory - seasonally adjusted estimate

Bar chart with 9 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying State.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from -0.2 to 22.4.
End of interactive chart.

Changes in this issue

To understand more about any changes in this issue, suspension of trend estimates, and COVID-19 in November, please read the survey impacts and changes

Analysis by industry

Food retailing

Food retailing fell 0.3% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.  

By industry subgroup, the seasonally adjusted estimate:      

  • fell 4.1% for Liquor retailing.        
  • was relatively unchanged (0.0%) for Supermarket and grocery stores.        
  • rose 1.2% for Other specialised food retailing.    

Food retailing

Food retailing

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 11019 to 14321.6.
End of interactive chart.

Household goods retailing

Household goods retailing rose 12.7% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.    

By industry subgroup, the seasonally adjusted estimate:        

  • rose 23.4% for Electrical and electronic goods retailing.        
  • rose 8.9% for Furniture, floor coverings, houseware and textile goods retailing.
  • rose 4.4% for Hardware, building and garden supplies retailing.    

Household goods retailing

Household goods retailing

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 4543.9 to 5996.6.
End of interactive chart.

Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing

Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing rose 26.7% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.        

By industry subgroup, the seasonally adjusted estimate:     

  • rose 27.4% for Clothing retailing.        
  • rose 25.3% for Footwear and other personal accessory retailing.    

Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing

Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 751.4 to 2663.8.
End of interactive chart.

Department stores

Department stores rose 21.1% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.    

Department stores

Department stores

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 1229.4 to 1890.
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Other retailing

Other retailing rose 7.9% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.

By industry subgroup, the seasonally adjusted estimate:     

  • rose 10.6% for Other retailing n.e.c..        
  • rose 18.9% for Other recreational goods retailing.        
  • rose 1.9% for Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and toiletry goods retailing.        
  • rose 1.5% for Newspaper and book retailing.    

Other retailing

Other retailing

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 3881.7 to 4709.1.
End of interactive chart.

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services rose 6.7% in November, in seasonally adjusted terms.    

By industry subgroup, the seasonally adjusted estimate:    

  • rose 12.3% for Cafes, restaurants and catering services.        
  • rose 0.7% for Takeaway food services

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services

Line chart with 2 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $m. Data ranges from 1955.9 to 3959.4.
End of interactive chart.

Original estimates for chains and larger retailers, and smaller retailers

  • The original estimate for chains and other larger retailers rose 10.2% in November 2020.
  • The original estimate for smaller retailers rose 6.6% in November 2020.

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Survey impacts and changes

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8501.0.

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