Key findings: P6242.1 - Retail trade sales, July 2008

Retail trade sales decrease in real terms

Retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices for July 2008 decreased by 4,6% compared with July 2007. Retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices reflected a decrease of 1,2% for the first seven months of 2008 compared with the first seven months of 2007, while growth for the same period in 2007 was 8,0%.

Retail trade sales at current prices, for the three months up to July 2008, increased by 11,0% compared with the three months up to July 2007. The increase for the corresponding period of 2007 was 14,0%. Retail trade sales at current prices for July 2008 increased by 11,4% compared with July 2007.