In the financial year 2020, there were 134,535 companies in the retail trade industry in Australia. Since 2014, this figure dropped until 2017, from where the number of retail companies recorded continuous growth.
Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 16, 2021). Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020." Chart. February 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Retail Trade Companies Operating in Australia from The Financial Year 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of retail trade companies operating in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2020 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/932646/australia-number-retail-trade-businesses/