Australian retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in August, the Austalian Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday, with the result matching July's gain and well outpacing a concensus forecast rise of 0.2% from a Dow Jones Newswires survey.
Household goods led the rise, up 1.7% during the month, followed by restaurant sales, up 1.2%.
Sales were down 0.8% at department stores and down 0.3% for clothing, footwear and accessories.
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