Economists had
forecast overall retail sales increasing 0.3 % and core sales also gaining 0.3 % last month.
Not exact matches
While
overall retail sales growth exceeded market
forecasts in June, delivering a long - awaited shot in the arm to traders, food
sales growth was weaker than expected due to intensifying price competition between Woolworths, Coles and independent
retailers.
According to Supanich,
overall litter
sales in the pet category appear to be growing between 2.5 and three percent annually and are
forecasted to continue that steady climb through 2018 — and yet may independent
retailers continue to overlook and undersell in this category.