Research
Australian Retail Market Overview Q4 2023
National market statistics
February 06, 2024
Contributors:
- Andrew Ballantyne
- Andrew Quillfeldt
Against the backdrop of volatile debt costs and uncertainty clouding the investment market in 2023, retail investment volumes held up strongly. Annual retail investment volumes totalled AUD 6.2 billion, equivalent to 36% of total investment volumes, surpassing industrial (35%) and office (20%) volumes for the first time since 2004. Consumer spending over 2023 was similarly resilient despite the sharp increase in cost-of-living pressures.