A 5.4% increase in the sales of retail shops
In September 2017, the volume of sales in retail shops increased by 5.4% according to raw data and by 6.0% adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. Adjusted for calendar effects, the volume of sales rose by 2.7% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 12.5% in non-food retail shops and decreased by 0.5% in automotive fuel retailing. In January–September 2017, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 4.3% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Volume indices on sales in retail shops
(Same period of the previous year=100.0)
(%)
| Period | Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco | Retail sales of non-food products | Retail sales of automotive fuel | Retail sales, total | Retail sales, total, unadjusted (raw) data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adjusted for calendar effects | ||||||
| 2016 | September | 103.6 | 103.5 | 107.7 | 104.2 | 104.2 |
| October | 101.6 | 104.4 | 101.2 | 102.6 | 102.6 | |
| November | 102.3 | 107.4 | 103.9 | 104.5 | 104.5 | |
| December | 103.2 | 103.1 | 104.7 | 103.4 | 102.8 | |
| 2016 | January–December | 103.0 | 106.8 | 104.9 | 104.7 | 104.7 |
| 2017 | January | 103.4 | 103.5 | 106.5 | 103.7 | 104.8 |
| February | 100.0 | 103.3 | 100.7 | 100.9 | 100.8 | |
| March | 103.6 | 107.5 | 102.2 | 105.3 | 103.3 | |
| April | 100.6 | 104.6 | 101.2 | 101.8 | 103.2 | |
| May | 102.3 | 110.3 | 104.3 | 105.5 | 106.0 | |
| June | 103.7 | 108.3 | 105.1 | 105.7 | 105.2 | |
| July | 101.9 | 107.5 | 103.4 | 104.2 | 104.2 | |
| August | 102.9 | 107.9 | 102.6 | 104.7 | 104.7 | |
| September | 102.7 | 112.5 | 99.5 | 106.0 | 105.4 | |
| 2017 | January–September | 102.4 | 107.5 | 102.8 | 104.3 | 104.2 |