Highlights
For August 2006 compared with July 2006 (on a seasonally adjusted basis):
- Total retail sales remained unchanged.
- Excluding vehicle-related industries, retail sales fell 0.6 percent.
- Motor vehicle sales increased 3.7 percent.
- The hospitality industries recorded a combined increase of $15 million.
Dallas Welch
Acting Government Statistician |
13 October 2006
Cat 75.900 Set 06/07 – 054 |
There is a companion Media Release published – Retail Trade Survey: August 2006.
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