3.7% increase in the sales of retail shops in December
In December 2018, the volume of sales in retail shops increased by 3.7% according to raw data and by 4.1% adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. The volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, did not change in specialized and non-specialized food shops and rose by 8.0% in non-food retail shops and by 4.9% in automotive fuel retailing.
In 2018, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 6.0% higher than in 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 | ||||||
2017 | December | 103.6 | 111.6 | 104.8 | 107.0 | 105.3 |
2017 | January–December | 103.2 | 109.7 | 103.1 | 105.7 | 105.4 |
2018 | January | 104.3 | 112.5 | 108.1 | 107.7 | 107.8 |
February | 103.6 | 109.2 | 109.8 | 106.6 | 106.6 | |
March | 107.4 | 107.4 | 105.2 | 107.2 | 108.7 | |
April | 102.3 | 109.8 | 108.6 | 106.1 | 104.4 | |
May | 105.5 | 109.8 | 108.0 | 107.7 | 107.1 | |
June | 103.1 | 110.9 | 105.8 | 106.4 | 106.8 | |
July | 101.9 | 109.3 | 105.5 | 105.3 | 105.4 | |
August | 104.4 | 110.2 | 106.2 | 106.8 | 106.3 | |
September | 103.0 | 107.7 | 105.6 | 105.4 | 104.4 | |
October | 104.0 | 108.0 | 104.4 | 105.5 | 106.4 | |
November | 101.9 | 108.2 | 105.6 | 104.9 | 105.0 | |
December | 100.0 | 108.0 | 104.9 | 104.1 | 103.7 | |
2018 | January–December | 103.4 | 109.1 | 106.4 | 106.0 | 106.0 |