Tag: Australian Bureau of Statistics

April retail sales record 4.2% year-on-year growth

Shoppers spent more than $35.2 billion across the country in April. Australian retail turnover was unchanged (0.0 per cent) in April 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)....

Retail sales rise in March amid cost-of-living pressures

Australian retail turnover rose 0.4% in March 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 0.2% rise in February. Year on year, retail sales recorded 5.4%...

February retail sales record 6.4% year-on-year growth

Australian retail turnover rose 0.2 per cent in February 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 1.8 per cent rise in January 2023. ABS Head...

Retail sales rebound in January

Australian retail turnover rose 1.9% in January, a solid year-on-year growth increase of 7.5% on the same time the previous year, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Holiday spending drives 7.5% year-on-year retail sales growth

Australian retail turnover declined 3.9% in December 2022, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 1.7% rise in November 2022. ABS Head of Retail Statistics Ben...

Record spending in November

Retail sales have marked 15 consecutive months of growth, with a record $35.9 billion spent in stores and online in November 2022. This was an increase of 7.7% on the same time...

Retail labour vacancies surge to 49,900

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for further urgent action from federal and state governments to alleviate chronic labour shortages. The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen...

Retail experiences first fall of 2022

Australian retail turnover fell 0.2% in October, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the first monthly fall of the year in retail trade, following a 0.6%...
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