- Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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Australian Retail Sales increased by 0.1%
Australian retail turnover rose 0.1 per cent in January 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a 0.5 per cent fall in December 2017. "There were offsetting movements by industry with rises in other retailing (1.0 per cent), household goods retailing (0.1 per cent), and cafes, restaurants and takeaways (0.1 per cent) being offset by falls in clothing, footwear and personal accessories (-0.7 per cent) and department stores (-0.6 percent)," Ben James, Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys at the ABS, said. "Food retailing was relatively unchanged (0.0 per cent)."
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- Friday, 16 February 2018
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UK Retail Sales grew less than expected
In January 2018, the underlying pattern in retail sales, as suggested by the three-month on three-month measure, is one of slow growth with the quantity bought increasing by 0.1%; the lowest growth since April 2017. The monthly growth rate for the quantity bought increased by 0.1% with declines across all main sectors except non-food stores. When compared with January 2017, the quantity bought in January 2018 increased by 1.6%; a slowdown to year-on-year growth when compared with an increase of 2.4% in January 2017.
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- Wednesday, 14 February 2018
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US Retail Sales unexpectedly declined in January
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined in January and December receipts were revised lower, indicating consumer demand in the first quarter may cool, according to Commerce Department figures released Wednesday. Overall sales fell 0.3% (est. 0.2% gain), the most since February 2017, after little change in prior month (prev. 0.4% increase).
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- Tuesday, 06 February 2018
- News
Australian Retail Sales fell sharply in December
Australia’s December retail sales report has come in well under expectations, partially reversing a strong lift in November. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), sales fell by 0.5% to $ 26.261 billion in seasonally adjusted terms, missing forecasts for a smaller decline of 0.2%. Offsetting some of the weakness, November’s stellar gain of 1.2% was revised higher to show an increase of 1.3%. With sales retracing during the month, the annual pace of sales slowed to 2.5% from 2.9% in November.
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