Tag: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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%...

Retail trade up 0.6% in September

Australian retail turnover increased 0.6% in September 2022, according to Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The September increase was the ninth consecutive increase, following a 0.6% rise...

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...
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