Retail sales remain stuck in the gutter

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released retail sales figures for the month of May, which recorded a 0.1% rise in retail sales over the month in seasonally-adjusted terms, with annual sales growth falling to 2.4%:

In trend terms, annual retail sales growth fell to 2.7%.

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.