Australia - Retail Sales

Australia: Retail Sales

Mnemonic	WRT.IAUS
Unit	Mil. AUD, SA
Adjustments	Seasonally Adjusted
	Monthly	0.78 %
Data	Feb 2021	30,300
	Jan 2021	30,538

Series Information

Source	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Release	Retail Trade
Frequency	Monthly
Start Date	4/30/1982
End Date	2/28/2021

Australia: Consumer

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	Feb 2021	100.86	100.9	Index Long term avg=100, SA	Monthly
Retail Sales	Feb 2021	30,300	30,538	Mil. AUD, SA	Monthly
Personal Income	2020 Q4	15,819	15,105	Mil. Ch. Jul18-Jun19 AUD, SA	Quarterly
Real Retail Sales	2020 Q4	86,933	84,810	Mil. Ch. 2018-19 AUD, SA	Quarterly

Release Information

Description

For Australia, estimates of the value of turnover of "retail trade" for businesses classified by industry, and by state and territory. Trend, seasonally adjusted and original estimates are included for industry groups and states and Australia in current-price terms.

Properties

Active:

Industry classification: ANZSIC 2006
Measurements:
- Millions of Australian dollars at constant fiscal year 2019 prices (Mil. FY 2019 AUD)
- At current prices (Mil. AUD)
Adjustments:
- Trend
- Seasonally adjusted (SA)
- Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
Native frequencies:
- Monthly (current prices)
- Quarterly (constant prices)
Start dates: 1982m4, 1983Q3
Geo coverage:
- Country - full detail, current and constant prices
- State/territory - total only, current prices only

Predecessors:

FY 2018 prices - 1983Q3 to 2020Q2
2008 prices - 1982m4 to 2008m6

Methodology

Estimates of turnover are compiled from the monthly Retail Business Survey. About 500 'large' businesses are included in the survey every month, while a sample of about 2,700 'smaller' businesses is selected. The Survey is conducted monthly primarily by telephone interview although a small number of questionnaires are mailed to businesses.

The reference year is advanced each September issue and is currently 2018-19. Each year's data in the Retail chain volume series are based on the prices of the previous year, except for the quarters of the 2019-20 financial year which will initially be based upon price data for the 2017-18 financial year

Revisions

Data is seasonally adjusted and subject to adjustments.