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SBS On the Money: Record retail sales despite higher rates and inflation

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On the Money Source: AAP / AAP/SBS

Retail sales hit a record $33.9bn in April despite the first rate rise in more than a decade, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Fleur Brownfrom the Australian Retailers Association for more, plus nabtrade's Gemma Dale on the state of the markets.


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Retail sales hit a record $33.9bn in April despite the first rate rise in more than a decade, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Fleur Brownfrom the Australian Retailers Association for more, plus nabtrade's Gemma Dale on the state of the markets.


SBS On the Money: Record retail sales despite higher rates and inflation


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