This page contains publications on both monthly and quarterly retail trade numbers. The monthly notes discuss developments in the value of sales across industry groups and states, while the quarterly notes contain additional information about real (price-adjusted) retail trade, as well as retail prices.
- 02 Dec 2024 Retail Trade October 2024
Retail trade rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in October, somewhat more than the consensus market forecast of 0.4%. According to the ABS, the strong retail sales outcome in October resulted from some retailers starting their discounting ahead of the Black Friday sales.
- 31 Oct 2024 Retail Trade September 2024
Retail trade rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in September, less than the 0.3% pencilled in by the market consensus. This subdued increase followed a 0.7% rise in August.
- 01 Oct 2024 Retail Trade August 2024
Retail trade rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in August, almost double the 0.4% pencilled in by the market consensus. The August increase followed an upwardly revised uptick to 0.1% in July (initially estimated at 0.0%).
- 30 Aug 2024 Retail Trade July 2024
Seasonally adjusted retail trade was flat in July, against market expectations of a 0.3% gain. The annual rate of growth in retail sales slowed to a two-month low of 2.3%. Trend growth, which looks through the short-term volatility, slowed to 0.2% in the month, but remained steady at 2.2% through the year.
- 31 Jul 2024 Retail Trade June 2024
Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in June (exp. 0.2%), following a 0.6% increase in May, pushing the annual growth rate from 1.7% to a 13-month high of 2.9%. Monthly trend growth, which looks through the short-term volatility, was steady at 0.2%.
- 03 Jul 2024 Retail Trade May 2024
Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in May, somewhat more than the 0.3% expected by the market consensus.