Accommodation and food services business turnover rose 3.8 per cent in April, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics, said: 'The 10-day super-break across the Easter and ANZAC Day weekends boosted spending within the Accommodation and food services industry in April, after poor weather affected turnover in March.
'The Arts and recreation services industry was also up 3.7 per cent. The subdivision detail available in this release shows us that the Gambling activities subdivision was the main driver, up 11.1 per cent.
'Other notable industry rises were for Transport, postal and warehousing, up 1.8 per cent, and Mining, up 1.5 per cent.'
Rises in these industries were partially offset by falls in six of the 13 industries.
'The largest fall was in Administrative and support services, down 2.1 per cent,' Mr Ewing said.
'Construction and Information media and telecommunications were also both down 1.1 per cent.'
The 13-industry aggregate showed business turnover rising 0.3 per cent in both seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
| March 2025 to April 2025 (%) | April 2024 to April 2025 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 3.8 | 10.6 |
| Arts and recreation services | 3.7 | 7.6 |
| Other services | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Mining | 1.5 | -3.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Retail trade | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Manufacturing | -0.2 | 11.4 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Wholesale trade | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Construction | -1.1 | 4.1 |
| Information media and telecommunications | -1.1 | 8.5 |
| Administrative and support services | -2.1 | -0.8 |
| 13-industry aggregate | 0.3 | 3.3 |
Compared to April 2024, turnover was higher for 11 of the 13 industries included in the indicator.
Industries that saw the strongest annual rises were Manufacturing (+11.4 per cent), and Accommodation and food services (+10.6 per cent).
Meanwhile, industries with annual falls were Mining (-3.1 per cent), and Administrative and support services (-0.8 per cent).
