Retail Trade Survey: December 2009 quarter

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  12 February 2010

Highlights

For the December 2009 quarter compared with the September 2009 quarter (seasonally adjusted):
  • Total retail sales volume rose 1.0 percent.
  • Total retail sales value rose 1.0 percent ($171 million).
  • Core retail sales volume rose 1.3 percent.
  • Core retail sales value rose 0.6 percent ($77 million).
  • Appliance retailing had the biggest volume rise, up 3.2 percent.
  • Cafes and restaurants had the second-biggest volume rise, up 5.6 percent, and the second-biggest value rise, up 6.3 percent ($61 million).

Graph, Retail Industry Contributions to the Change in Seasonally Adjusted Sales Volumes

Geoff Bascand 12 February 2010
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0355