Treasurer Michael Aird recently said that the latest retail figures showed again that Tasmania was punching above its weight in the national economy.
Mr Aird said the latest ABS figures for retail trade revealed a record high in March 2008 of $426.4 million in trend terms. "The rise for Tasmania was 0.3 percent on the month, compared to a 0.2 percent rise nationally.
"This is a strong result and shows Tasmania again out-performing the rest of nation, and this is extremely pleasing."
Mr Aird said there was evidence that interest rate rises were leading to a softening in growth nationally.
"Tasmania is unlikely to be insulated from that, but that makes the current strong performance even more important.
"I am confident that we can continue to perform very well relative to the nation, particularly with the bright investment outlook for the state," Mr Aird said.
