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Retail sales recover in March: ABS

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Retail sales rose 1.4 Victoria and Western Australia led the rises, after Covid-19 lockdowns impacted retail sales in February 2021,” James said. Victoria and Western Australia led the rises, after Covid-19 lockdowns impacted retail sales in February 2021,” James said. Turnover rose 2.3

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Retail sales slip in March quarter: ABS

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Retail sales fell 0.5 per cent during the March quarter 2021, following the 2.4 On a month-by-month basis, sales rose 1.3 Online sales made up 9.4 per cent of monthly sales during the period, compared to 7.1 The data follows last week’s NAB Online Retail Sales Index, which found that online sales fell 0.5

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Australian retail sales are looking strong

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Australian retail sales reached a record high in the last three months of 2021. The fourth quarter sales data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed an 8.2 per cent increase in sales. Trade data last week also showed an import surge in the previous three months of 2021. per cent.

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Retail sales surge 9.4 per cent – but good times ‘could be short lived’

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Australian retail sales surged 9.4 Month on month, sales were up 1.6 March saw the highest growth rate since April last year when sales surged 24 per cent against April 2020 when lockdowns devastated the retail trade. And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6 billion set in November 2021.

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Retail sales recover in April, but recovery remains uneven

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After retail sales slipped in March due to a continued return toward ‘normal’ trading, monthly turnover recovered slightly in April 2021, rising 1.1 CBD retailers, particularly small businesses, along with travel retailers are our biggest concern. per cent after the 0.5 per cent drop last month.

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December Retail Sales Sluggish

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retail and food services sales for December 2022 were $677.1 percent from the previous month, but up 6 percent from December 2021, according to the latest report from the U.S. The bureau also found that retail sales for 2022 were up 9.2 percent from 2021. percent in real retail sales.”

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Retail sales enjoy slight bump in September ahead of holiday period

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Australian retail turnover rose 1.3 per cent during the month of September, the first month-on-month increase since May 2021 after the Delta outbreak led to a decrease in spending in parts of the country. Food retailing saw a large fall by 1.4 Online sales also rose by 3.3 In year-on-year terms sales rose 31.3