Volume and value of retail sales up
The volume of retail sales, excluding price effects, increased by 4.6% in May 2005 compared to May 2004. The value of retail sales increased by 6% in the same period.
There was a monthly decrease of 0.7%.
The three-month February 2005 – April 2005 volume figures show that, compared with the three months ending January 2005:
- The largest increase in the volume of sales was in the clothing sector, which rose by +8.3%.
- The largest decrease in the volume of sales was in the department stores sector, which fell -4.5%.
