Australia Yearbook - 2001

752 Year Book Australia 2001
21.4 ANNUAL CHANGE IN RETAIL TURNOVER—1989–90 to 1998–99
%
6
4
2
0
1989–90 1991–92 1993–94 1995–96 1997–98 1999–00
Source: Unpublished data, Retail Trade Survey.
–2
Food
retailing
21.5 RETAIL TURNOVER, Chain Volume Estimates(a) By Industry
Department
stores
Clothing and
soft good
retailing
Household
good retailing
Recreational
good retailing
Other
retailing
Hospitality
and services
Total(b)
Year
$m
$m $m
$m
$m $m
$m $m
1988–89 42 030 10 772 8 443 11 295 6 125 8 676 20 523 107 864
1989–90 43 442 10 837 8 113 11 586 6 513 9 320 21 191 110 907
1990–91 44 283 10 429 8 044 11 138 6 187 9 400 20 642 109 880
1991–92 46 060 10 801 8 366 11 478 6 253 9 894 19 794 112 460
1992–93 46 281 10 962 8 077 12 186 6 027 10 043 19 219 112 718
1993–94 46 771 11 043 8 097 13 024 6 259 10 960 20 024 116 172
1994–95 49 257 11 390 8 316 13 762 6 626 11 600 21 661 122 566
1995–96 51 584 11 698 8 487 14 383 6 987 12 138 22 039 127 262
1996–97 51 948 11 628 8 368 15 138 6 647 12 586 20 807 127 103
1997–98 53 769 11 962 8 589 15 286 6 775 13 646 21 126 131 153
1998–99 54 674 12 367 9 636 15 332 6 867 14 400 22 887 136 164
(a) The reference year for chain volume measures is 1997–98. (b) Chain volume measures are not additive for most periods; the
component measures do not sum to a total in the same way as the corresponding current price components do.
Source: Unpublished data, Retail Trade Survey.
The Food retailing industry group constitutes the
largest component of retail trade, accounting for
40% of total retail turnover in 1998–99. The 30%
growth in turnover of the Food retailing industry
in the period from 1988–89 to 1998–99 was
slightly stronger than the overall growth in
retailing of 26%. Over the decade, growth was
strongest in the Other retailing industry group
(66%) and the Household good retailing group
(36%). The weakest growth over this period was
in the Hospitality and services industry and the
Recreational good retailing industry group, which
both increased by only 12%.
A comparison of the shares of total retailing held
by the industry groups shows that the Food,
household good and Other retailing groups
increased their shares over the period. In contrast
the Hospitality and services industry’s share of
total retail turnover fell from 19% in 1988–89 to
17% in 1998–99. Other industries to show a
decrease in their shares were Department stores,
Clothing and soft good retailing, the Hospitality
and selected other services group and the
Recreational good retailing group.
Wholesale trade
The wholesale trade industry covers those
businesses involved in the resale of new or used
goods to businesses or to institutional (including
government) users.