CHAIN STORE SALES
Indicator which gives details on the monthly sales volumes from chain stores. It corresponds to around 10% of retail sales, which is viewed as a good indicator of consumer spending and retail sales. Released every first Thursday of the month, these are reported as a change, expressed as a percentage, from the similar month a year before.
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 03:30 | CPI | Feb | |
| 03:30 | PPI | Feb | |
| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Jan | |
| 08:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Feb | |
| 09:00 | Factory Orders | Jan | |
| 09:00 | Industrial Production | Jan | |
| 10:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | Feb | |
| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Mar | |
| 01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Mar |
