Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), retail trade sales decreased by 4,0% year-on-year in November 2020. The largest negative annual growth rates were recorded for:

·            all ‘other’ retailers (-26,1%); and

·            retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (-5,6%).

The main negative contributors to the 4,0% decrease were:

·            all ‘other’ retailers (contributing -3,2 percentage points);

·            retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing -1,1 percentage points); and

·            general dealers (contributing -1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,8% in November 2020 compared with October 2020. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,5% in October 2020 and 1,1% in September 2020. In the three months ended November 2020, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 4,3% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales decreased by 3,0% in the three months ended November 2020 compared with the three months ended November 2019. The main negative contributor to this decrease was all ‘other’ retailers (-26,5% and contributing -3,4 percentage points).