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Retail Sales Up 3.2% in July

AUSTRALIA DATA
MNI (Singapore)
  • Australia seasonally adjusted retail sales estimate rose 3.2% in July 2020.
  • The rise updates the preliminary result of a 3.3% growth and follows a rise of 2.7% in June 2020.
  • Household goods (4.0 per cent) led the monthly rises, and followed by other retailing (4.4%), Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (4.9%), Food retailing (1.2%), Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (7.1%), and Department stores (4.0%).
  • Online sales made up 9.8% of total retail turnover in original terms in July 2020, a slight rise from 9.7% in June. In July 2019, online retail turnover contributed 6.3% to total retail.

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