Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:49:06 GMT
Australian retail sales rise 1.3% in February
Retails sales in Australia advanced above economists' expectation in the month of February, when they rose by 1.3% to A$21.949 billion, a data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday. The report also said that retail sales gained the most in clothing, foot wear and personal accessory industry increasing 0.8%, while household goods retail sales gained 0.7%