The ABS has released retail sales data for March, which recorded a 1.6% monthly increase with annual growth rising to 9.4%:
Discretionary retail drove the sales:
Whereas sales rose across all jurisdictions other than South Australia:
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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.
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