Retail sales fall again amid lockdowns

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released retail sales data for August, which fell another 1.7% over the month and 0.7% year-on-year:

The lockdown jurisdictions of NSW, Victoria and the ACT experienced the biggest declines:

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Discretionary retail also led the falls:

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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.