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Business
Jacob Shteyman

Warm weather, Cyclone Trump hit consumer recovery

Unusually warm weather was one of the factors said to have contributed to spending decline in April. (Danny Casey/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's consumer recovery has been blown off course by unseasonable weather and Donald Trump's tariff storm.

Despite a rebound in spending by Queenslanders following Cyclone Alfred, retail trade receded 0.1 per cent in April after rising 0.3 per cent the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday.

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