Retail Trade
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May 2021
July 5, 2021 Seasonally adjusted retail trade picked up by 0.4% in May, slightly more than initially estimated by the ABS (0.1%).
Western Australia and Queensland saw strong increases, as sales recovered from earlier lockdowns.
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April 2021
June 3, 2021 Seasonally adjusted retail trade rose by 1.1% in April, in line with the preliminary ABS estimate.
Western Australia saw a 1.5% fall in retail, which reflected a three-day lockdown in Perth and Peel during the Anzac Day weekend.
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March 2021
May 10, 2020 Seasonally adjusted retail trade picked up by 1.3% in March, broadly in line with the original ABS estimate (1.4%).
Retail sales volumes were 0.5% down in the quarter, reflecting softer numbers for January and February and a setback from very strong increases over the second half of 2020.
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February 2021
April 1, 2021 Seasonally adjusted retail trade fell by 0.8% in February, slightly less than originally estimated by the ABS.
The fall in February was caused by snap lockdowns in Victoria and parts of Western Australia.
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January 2021
March 4, 2021 Retail trade rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in January, slightly slower than first estimated by the ABS (0.6%).
Western Australia led the increase in retail trade turnover growth across the nation, both in the month and through the year.
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December 2020
February 5, 2021 Retail trade declined a seasonally adjusted 4.1% in December 2020, which followed a significant 7.1% rise in November driven by Victoria re-opening.
In the entirety of Q4 2020, retail trade rose by 2.5% QoQ in volume terms, mostly due to a 12.8% surge in Victoria.
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