Retail trade fell 0.1 per cent in Dec

The West Australian February 6, 2012, 8:37 am
Retail trade fell 0.1 per cent in Dec

Retail trade fell 0.1 per cent in Dec

Australian retail spending fell 0.1 per cent in December, according to official figures.

Retail trade fell in the month to a seasonally adjusted $20.885 billion, compared to a downwardly revised $20.909 billion in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

Over the December quarter, retail sales rose by 0.4 per cent to $60.773 billion in seasonally adjusted volume terms.

Economists had been forecasting a rise of 0.3 per cent for the month.

AAP


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