Australia Retail Sales have languished.

August is +0.4% m/m

  • expected +0.5% m/m, prior -0.1%

ABS on the 'trend" results:

  • The trend estimate for Australian retail turnover rose 0.1 per cent in August 2019, following a 0.2 per cent rise in July 2019.
  • Compared to August 2018, the trend estimate rose 2.3 per cent.
Australia Retail Sales for August 2019

Still languishing.