Retail sales continue to slow

Thursday, 5 March 2015

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released retail sales figures for the month of January, which registered a 0.4% seasonally-adjusted rise in sales over the month, meeting economist’s expectations. Annual sales growth clocked in at 3.6% and are slowing fast:

The below chart maps out seasonally-adjusted sales growth by segment on a monthly and annual basis:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.