Australian Retail Trade Quarterly (Change)

Quarterly retail trade report value of goods and services sold directly to consumers each quarter. An increase in Retail Trade is seen as an indication of growth in the economy and this tends to support the value of the Australian dollar on the currency markets.

Date	Value	Previous
Q4 2008	0.8	0.1
Q3 2008	0.1	-0.3
Q2 2008	-0.3	-0.1
Q1 2008	-0.1	1.2
Q4 2007	1.2	2.0
Q3 2007	2.0	0.0
Q2 2007	0.0	2.9
Q1 2007	2.9	0.9
Q4 2006	0.9	0.6
Q3 2006	0.6	1.6

Date	Value	Previous	Change
Q4 2008	53.5	53.1	+0.78 %
Q3 2008	53.1	53.0	+0.13 %
Q2 2008	53.0	53.2	-0.25 %
Q1 2008	53.2	53.2	-0.08 %
Q4 2007	53.2	52.6	+1.18 %
Q3 2007	52.6	51.6	+1.98 %
Q2 2007	51.6	51.6	-0.01 %
Q1 2007	51.6	50.1	+2.90 %
Q4 2006	50.1	49.7	+0.89 %
Q3 2006	49.7	49.4	+0.56 %