Record tourist numbers boost December quarter spending
Seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes rose 1.7% compared with 0.3% in the previous period.
Nevil Gibson Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Record visitor numbers leading up to Christmas helped push overall retail sales higher in the December quarter after high petrol prices squeezed spending in the previous September quarter.
Seasonally adjusted sales volume rose 1.7% in the December quarter compared with a modest 0.3% rise in the
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