Australia June Retail Sales: Summary (Table)

By Daniel Petrie

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's retail sales fell 1.0 percent in June from the previous month, seasonally adjusted, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Sydney.

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                        June    May  April  March   Feb.   Jan.   Dec.   Nov.
                        2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2007   2007
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                      ------------------------ MoM% -------------------------
[bn:WBTKR=AURSCHNG:IND] Retail sales []            -1.0%   0.9%  -0.4%   0.4%  -0.1%  -0.1%   0.4%   0.7%
Food                   -0.2%   1.2%  -1.3%   1.5%   0.2%  -0.3%   0.3%   0.5%
Department Stores      -5.2%  -0.8%   1.2%  -1.0%   0.0%   1.1%   0.1%   0.1%
Clothing/Soft goods    -5.0%  -0.5%   2.2%  -2.0%   1.9%  -0.9%  -0.7%   0.9%
Household goods         0.8%  -0.6%   0.4%   1.7%  -2.5%  -0.9%   1.7%   0.8%
Recreational goods     -1.9%   1.9%  -1.3%  -0.6%   0.9%   3.1%   1.8%  -2.0%
Other retailing        -2.3%   3.2%  -1.0%  -0.6%   1.6%   1.1%  -0.8%   1.6%
Hospitality/Services    0.0%   1.0%   0.2%  -1.4%  -0.9%  -0.5%   0.3%   1.6%
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Note: Data is seasonally adjusted. Prior figures may have been revised.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Petrie in Sydney at dpetrie5@bloomberg.net