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月份的零售销售额在经历了几个月的折扣促销活动后出现了停滞，消费者在购买衣服和在百货商店消费的时候都开始变得节俭。
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%.
澳洲统计局（Australian Bureau of Statistics，简称ABS）周三发布的数据显示，7月份的零售销售额与6月份相比没有变化，而6月份的销售额增长了0.5%。分析师预计销售额将增长0.3%。
Sales were up 2.3% on a year earlier, a weak result given Australia's population is surging by 2.6% annually.
与一年前相比，销售额增长了2.3%，这个结果相对较差，考虑到澳洲人口每年增长2.6%。
Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
报道：Wayne Cole；编辑：Jacqueline Wong