nge seen in the same week of 2014 where the Index posted a 3.59 per cent increase. Most impressive was the turnaround in the sporting and recreational goods sector, which saw a gain of 14.13 per cent on the previous week, after a horror run of three underperforming weeks, including a drop in sales growth of more than 10 per cent three weeks ago. Both the furniture and homewares and fashion and accessories sectors lost a few percentage points but these sectors tend to be resilient, so the expectation is that they will bounce back next week.