date:Jul 29, 2014
ue to remain low, and the labour market is picking up, so our expectation is 2014/15 will be a good year for retailers.
Looking ahead nationally, growth in the Index is expected to remain at the current pace, with a rise of 5.1 per cent forecast for both the September quarter and month of August, with a turnover of $23.32 billion forecast in August.
However, retail performance across the states continues to be variable, with Western Australia seeing no retail sales growth over the past year