date:Feb 10, 2014
ely strong retail environment, he said.
Recent movements in Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade trend data were consistent with this outlook. The latest data showed that year-on-year growth in nominal retail trade picked up to 4.1 per cent over the year to November 2013, taking economists by surprise.
The strong growth since August 2013 is a welcome change, said Phillip Austin, CHEP Australia and New Zealand President. Were delighted that the retail industry experienced a strong