Retail Trade Survey: September 2009 quarter

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  12 November 2009

Highlights

For the September 2009 quarter compared with the June 2009 quarter (seasonally adjusted):
  • Total retail sales value rose 0.5 percent ($82 million).
  • Total retail sales volume rose 0.1 percent.
  • Core retail sales value rose 0.6 percent ($69 million).
  • Core retail sales volume rose 0.5 percent.
  • Appliance retailing had the biggest volume rise, up 6.5 percent, and second-biggest value rise, up 5.1 percent ($32 million).
  • Motor vehicle retailing had the biggest volume fall, down 2.0 percent, but third-highest value rise, up 1.9 percent ($31 million).
 Graph, Retail Industry Contributions to the Change in Seasonally Adjusted Sales Values 
Geoff Bascand 12 November 2009
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0355