A 6.4% increase in the sales of retail shops
In November 2017, the volume of sales in retail shops, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, grew by 6.4% compared to the same period last year. The volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, rose by 4.0% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 10.2% in non-food retail shops and by 3.7% in automotive fuel retailing. In January–November 2017, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 4.7% 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 | |
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adjusted for calendar effects | ||||||
2016 | November | 102.5 | 107.3 | 103.9 | 104.6 | 104.6 |
December | 103.2 | 103.7 | 104.7 | 103.7 | 103.1 | |
2016 | January–December | 103.0 | 106.9 | 104.9 | 104.8 | 104.8 |
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 | 107.6 | 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 | 103.5 | 112.2 | 99.5 | 106.2 | 105.6 | |
October | 103.1 | 109.7 | 107.1 | 106.3 | 106.3 | |
November | 104.0 | 110.2 | 103.7 | 106.4 | 106.4 | |
2017 | January–November | 102.7 | 108.0 | 103.3 | 104.7 | 104.7 |