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Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics Archives

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Retail spending cools in December as consumers pull back after Black Friday

Promotional periods like Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become more popular than ever for value-driven holiday shopp...

Workforce crisis: 40,300 retail jobs vacant across Australia

Australian Retailers Association CEO, Paul Zahra, said the retail trade recorded the “highest increase” of any industry ...

Sales across Australia jump 4.9 per cent in October as lockdowns end

The retail industry enjoyed sales increases in all categories barring food during the month.

August retail figures show impact of prolonged lockdowns

National retail sales fell 1.7 per cent in August compared to a month prior, and slowed 0.7 per cent compared to the sam...

Retail sales slip in August: ABS

Australian retail sales fell 4.2 per cent in August, seasonally adjusted, according to preliminary ABS data, with total ...

Supermarkets drive food growth in July

Grocery momentum builds heading into Q2.