Australian retail sales rose 12.2% year on year in June 2022. The three year compound annual growth rate for June was 7.8%, significantly above long term trends around 5%. Drilling down into categories, the strongest were cafes & restaurants and fashion. The only spot of weakness was fresh food specialists. In our view, retail sales will remain strong through the next four months lapping lockdowns from a year ago, with the first signs of weakness possible in November 2022. Retail sales are likely to be weak in 2023 given lower household income growth.