At the end of financial year 2023, there were over 155 thousand businesses operating in the retail trade industry across Australia. This represented an overall increase of over 20 thousand retail trade businesses across the country since 2017.
Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (August 22, 2023). Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Retail Trade Businesses in Operation in Australia from Financial Year 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/