Retail sales rose by 1.6 per cent in October, helped by shops being allowed to trade again in Victoria after coronavirus restrictions were eased.
The increase equated to Australians spending $460.5 million more at shops than in September, according to preliminary, seasonally-adjusted data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Victorians' retail spending rose 5.2 per cent as the state government allowed shops to trade again at the end of October.
NSW recorded a 1.6 per cent increase after declines in September and August.
