In 2023, the total spend on retail in Australia topped *** billion Australian dollars, compared to just over ** billion dollars in online sales. The value of physical retail sales has been increasing since 2018, and online sales grew until 2022, witnessing a marginal decline in 2023. Offline retail has consistently recorded a larger share of sales each year.
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Australia Post. (March 18, 2024). Total spending on goods sold in Australia from 2018 to 2023, by mode of purchase (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220095/australia-annual-goods-sales-value-by-mode-of-purchase/
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Total spending on goods sold in Australia from 2018 to 2023, by mode of purchase (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph], Australia Post, March 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220095/australia-annual-goods-sales-value-by-mode-of-purchase/
