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4 Jun 2015
Australian Retails Sales disappoint at just 0.0%
FXStreet (Guatemala) - Australian retail sales s.a. came at 0.0% in April vs 0.4% expected and 0.2% prior.
Key figures - April
Current prices
The trend estimate rose 0.3% in April 2015. This follows a rise of 0.3% in March 2015 and a rise of 0.3% in February 2015.
The seasonally adjusted estimate was relatively unchanged (0.0%) in April 2015. This follows a rise of 0.2% in March 2015 and a rise of 0.7% in February 2015.
In trend terms, Australian turnover rose 4.4% in April 2015 compared with April 2014.
The following industries rose in trend terms in April 2015: Food retailing (0.2%), Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (1.0%), Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.4%), Household goods retailing (0.2%), Other retailing (0.3%) and Department stores (0.2%).
The following states and territories rose in trend terms in April 2015: Victoria (0.4%), Queensland (0.4%), New South Wales (0.2%), South Australia (0.3%), Western Australia (0.1%), Tasmania (0.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.1%). The Northern Territory was relatively unchanged (0.0%)
Key figures - April
Current prices
The trend estimate rose 0.3% in April 2015. This follows a rise of 0.3% in March 2015 and a rise of 0.3% in February 2015.
The seasonally adjusted estimate was relatively unchanged (0.0%) in April 2015. This follows a rise of 0.2% in March 2015 and a rise of 0.7% in February 2015.
In trend terms, Australian turnover rose 4.4% in April 2015 compared with April 2014.
The following industries rose in trend terms in April 2015: Food retailing (0.2%), Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (1.0%), Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.4%), Household goods retailing (0.2%), Other retailing (0.3%) and Department stores (0.2%).
The following states and territories rose in trend terms in April 2015: Victoria (0.4%), Queensland (0.4%), New South Wales (0.2%), South Australia (0.3%), Western Australia (0.1%), Tasmania (0.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.1%). The Northern Territory was relatively unchanged (0.0%)