$247.0bn
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The Consumer Goods Retailing subdivision has faced an unpredictable retail landscape. Most notably, the pandemic has triggered vast economic uncertainties during its course and aftermath. The challenging circumstances during the pandemic spurred unexpected growth, as consumers with accumulated savings shifted their expenditure from hospitality and travel to retail consumer goods. This helped boost revenue at an annualised rate of 2.9% over the past five years, reaching an anticipated $247.0 billion by 2023–24. Still, high inflation and cash rate hikes post-pandemic have hampered consumers' purchasing power and willingness to spend on consumer goods, preventing further growth. A 0.9% revenue drop is expected in 2023–24, owing to consumer pessimism and the cost-of-living crunch.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $247.0bn in 2023.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 |
---|---|---|
Wesfarmers | 31,467.8 | |
JB Hi-Fi | 9,803.3 | |
Woolworths | 4,685.2 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Household goods, Clothing, footwear and personal accessories and Other consumer goods. Household goods is the largest segment of the Consumer Goods Retailing in Australia.
Inflation has begun biting retailers of consumer goods
Subdivision operators sell personal and household items such as clothing, furniture, appliances, computers and garden supplies. The subdivision does not include revenue from sales of food, fuel, alcohol or motor vehicles, or online-only retail.
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ANZSIC 4279 - Consumer Goods Retailing in Australia
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The market size of the Consumer Goods Retailing industry in Australia is $247.0bn in 2024.
There are 87,736 businesses in the Consumer Goods Retailing industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.9 % between 2018 and 2023.
The market size of the Consumer Goods Retailing industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 2.9 % between 2018 and 2023.
Over the next five years, the Consumer Goods Retailing industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Consumer Goods Retailing market in Australia are Wesfarmers, JB Hi-Fi and Woolworths
Household goods and Clothing, footwear and personal accessories are part of the Consumer Goods Retailing industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Wesfarmers.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Consumer Goods Retailing industry in Australia.