Australian Retail Sales Cool, Boosting Case to Extend Rate Pause
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Australian retail sales rose at a weaker pace than expected in August in a sign that the Reserve Bank’s rapid interest-rate increases are weighing on the economy.
Sales advanced 0.2% from a month earlier, slightly below estimates for a 0.3% rise, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Thursday. The gain was driven by clothing and dining out.