Australian retail turnover rose in trend terms, 0.4 per cent in October 2016 following a 0.4 per cent rise in September 2016. Compared to October 2015 the trend estimate rose 3.3 per cent.0.5 per cent in October 2016 according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures.
In seasonally adjusted terms, retail turnover rose 0.5 per cent in October 2016, seasonally adjusted, following a 0.6 per cent rise in September 2016.
In seasonally adjusted terms, there were rises in food retailing (0.6 per cent), household goods retailing (0.7 per cent), other retailing (0.8 per cent) and cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.4 per cent). There were falls in clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (-0.4 per cent) and department stores (-0.4 per cent) in October 2016.In seasonally adjusted terms, there were rises in Queensland (0.8 per cent), Victoria (0.5 per cent), New South Wales (0.3 per cent), Western Australia (0.4 per cent), the Australian Capital Territory (0.9 per cent), Tasmania (0.6 per cent) and the Northern Territory (0.3 per cent). South Australia (-0.1 per cent) fell in seasonally adjusted terms.
Online retail turnover contributed 3.9 per cent to total retail turnover in original terms.
