Australia’s retail sales, a measure of the country’s consumer spending, rose 0.5% month-on-month in June after increasing 0.6% in May, according to official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday.
The reading was above market expectations of 0.2% growth.
Market reaction to Australian retail sales data
At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair down 0.74% on the day to 0.6485, mainly dragged down by weaker-than-expected RBA Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Australian Dollar PRICE Today
The table below shows the Australian Dollar (AUD) exchange rate against major currencies today. The Australian Dollar was the weakest currency against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.05% | -0.04% | -0.30% | 0.02% | 0.63% | -0.11% | -0.14% | |
| EUR | 0.05% | 0.03% | -0.25% | 0.06% | 0.67% | -0.04% | -0.08% | |
| GBP | 0.04% | -0.03% | -0.29% | 0.04% | 0.63% | -0.07% | -0.10% | |
| JPY | 0.30% | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.93% | 0.20% | 0.22% | |
| CAD | -0.02% | -0.06% | -0.04% | -0.39% | 0.58% | -0.13% | -0.16% | |
| AUD | -0.63% | -0.67% | -0.63% | -0.93% | -0.58% | -0.71% | -0.74% | |
| NZD | 0.11% | 0.04% | 0.07% | -0.20% | 0.13% | 0.71% | -0.03% | |
| CHF | 0.14% | 0.08% | 0.10% | -0.22% | 0.16% | 0.74% | 0.03% |
The heatmap shows percentage changes of major currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the quote currency is selected from the top row. For example, if you choose the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change shown in the chart will represent the AUD (base)/USD (quote).
Source: Fx Street
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