Retail Trade Survey: June 2012 quarter

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  14 August 2012

Key facts

For the June 2012 quarter, compared with the March 2012 quarter (seasonally adjusted):

  • Total sales volume rose 1.3 percent. 
  • Total sales value rose 1.1 percent ($195 million). 
  • Motor-vehicle and parts retailing had its largest ever increase in sales volume (up 7.3 percent). 
  • Fuel retailing sales volume dropped 2.6 percent 

 Graph, Retail industry contribution to the change in seasonally adjusted sales volumes, change from March 2012 quarter.

Vince Galvin
Acting Government Statistician

14 August 2012
ISSN 1178-0355