Ms. Mettam asks the Treasurer about the Department of Treasury's allocation of retail trade industry subgroups into discretionary, non-discretionary, and other categories within their economic analysis. The answer confirms the allocation is done at the industry group level, not subgroup.

AnsweredQoN 5243Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 June 2019
Portfolio
Treasurer

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the Economic
Indicator analysis provided by the Department of Treasury - and specifically,
Retail Trade, Australia (ABS Cat. 8501.0).

With regards to the Industry
subgroups comprised in ABS Cat. 8501.0, I ask what components have Treasury allocated to discretionary, non-discretionary and other in the chart in their economic note?

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Answered
6 August 2019
Response time
4 days
The Department of Treasury (Treasury) has allocated each industry group comprised in the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s publication 8501.0 – Retail Trade, Australia to either ‘non-discretionary’, ‘discretionary’ or ‘other’ categories in its Retail Trade Economic Note.
Treasury makes these allocations at the industry group level rather than the industry subgroup level. More specifically:

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