Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in August 2019, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a relatively unchanged result (0.0 per cent) in July 2019. "Food retailing (0.4 per cent) led the rises," said Ben James, Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys "while there were also rises in clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (1.8 per cent), department stores (1.1 per cent), household goods retailing (0.3 per cent), and other retailing (0.3 per cent). The rises were partly offset by a fall in cafes, restaurants and ... (full story)