The value of retail sales in Australia was up a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent on month in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Friday – coming in at A$32.491 billion.
That follows the 4.4 percent monthly drop in January.
Individually, sales were up for food, household goods, department stores and other retailing; they were down for clothing and footwear and restaurant cand café takeaway food service.
Total online retailing sales were A$3.893 billion in January.
On a yearly basis, retail sales climbed 6.4 percent.
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