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Labour shortages continue to cripple retail industry

The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen with new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing 46,100 job vacancies in retail trade in August – an...

Spending up despite cost-of-living pressures

Australian retail turnover rose 0.6 per cent in August 2022, according to Retail Trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). With $34.9 billion spent in stores and online, the...

Retail turnover increases 1.3 per cent in July

Australian retail turnover rose 1.3% in July 2022, the largest increase in four months, according to the Retail Trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The rise in July...

Record sales, despite challenges

Australian retail sales remained at record levels in June with $34.2 billion spent in stores and online – an increase of 12% on a year ago and up 0.2% compared to May...

Inflationary pressures mount

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8 per cent in the June 2022 quarter and 6.1 per cent annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The quarterly...

Retail sales strong, for now

Australian retail turnover rose 0.9% in May, reaching another record level, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The rise in May was the fifth consecutive...

Australian retail sales increase in April

Australian retail sales have broken more records with $33.9 billion spent in stores and online in April – a 9.6% increase on a year ago and up 0.9% on the previous month,...

Retail sales up 1.6% in March

Australian retail turnover increased 1.6% in March 2022, reaching a new record level, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Statistics...
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