- Thursday, 01 June 2017
- News
Australian Retail Sales rose by 1.0%
The trend estimate rose 0.1% in April 2017. This follows a rise of 0.1% in March 2017 and a rise of 0.1% in February 2017. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.0% in April 2017. This follows a fall of 0.2% in March 2017 and a relatively unchanged February 2017 (0.0%). In trend terms, Australian turnover rose 2.7% in April 2017 compared with April 2016. The following industries rose in trend terms in April 2017: Food retailing (0.2%), Other retailing (0.4%), Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.2%), and Department Stores (0.4%). Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (-0.4%), and Household goods retailing (-0.1%) fell in trend terms in April 2017.
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- Thursday, 18 May 2017
- News
UK Retail Sales rose by 2.3%
In April 2017, the quantity bought in the retail industry increased by 2.3% compared with March 2017 and by 4.0% compared with April 2016. The underlying pattern, as measured by the 3 month on 3 month estimate, showed a slight increase in April 2017 following a short period of contraction, increasing by 0.3%.
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- Monday, 15 May 2017
- News
Chinese Industrial Production, Retail Sales Growth Slow in April
Broad measures of Chinese economic output slowed in April, although the underlying trend continued to show stability in the world’s second-largest economy. Industrial production, a broad measure of factory output, rose 6.5% in April from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics reported in Beijing. That was down from a multi-year high of 7.6% in March.
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- Friday, 12 May 2017
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US Retail Sales rose by 0.4%
A pickup in U.S. retail sales last month adds to signs of steady consumer spending that will help propel the economy after a first-quarter slowdown, Commerce Department data showed Friday. Purchases rose 0.4% (forecast was 0.6% rise) after a 0.1% increase the prior month (revised from 0.2% decline).
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