Australia Retail Sales Go Flat in July
Australia Retail Sales Go Flat in July
Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Jacqueline WongSYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australian retail sales went flat in July after a couple of months of upbeat results boosted by discounting events, with spending on clothes and at department stores taking a hit as shoppers turned frugal.
澳洲7月份的零售銷售額在經歷了幾個月的折扣促銷活動後出現了停滯，消費者在購買衣服和在百貨商店消費的時候都開始變得節儉。
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday showed retail sales were unchanged in July from June, when they rose 0.5%. Analysts had looked for a rise of 0.3%.
澳洲統計局（Australian Bureau of Statistics，簡稱ABS）週三發佈的數據顯示，7月份的零售銷售額與6月份相比沒有變化，而6月份的銷售額增長了0.5%。分析師預計銷售額將增長0.3%。
Sales were up 2.3% on a year earlier, a weak result given Australia's population is surging by 2.6% annually.
與一年前相比，銷售額增長了2.3%，這個結果相對較差，考慮到澳洲人口每年增長2.6%。
Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
報道：Wayne Cole；編輯：Jacqueline Wong
