Statistics published the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that retail turnover has increased by 1.1 per cent in April 2011, after the sector experienced a 0.3 per cent contraction in March.

 

Turnover rose in Food retailing (0.9%), Other retailing (2.0%), Department stores (3.6%), Household goods retailing (0.7%) and Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (1.2%). Turnover fell in Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (-0.3%).

Turnover rose in Victoria (2.8%), Queensland (1.8%), Western Australia (0.6%), New South Wales (0.1%) and Tasmania (0.5%). Turnover fell in South Australia (-0.4%), the Australian Capital Territory (-0.6%) and the Northern Territory (-0.8%).

Trend turnover rose 0.4% in April 2011. This follows a rise of 0.4% in March 2011 and a rise of 0.3% in February 2011. Trend turnover rose 2.7% in April 2011 compared with April 2010.

 

The ABS report is available here.