Key findings: P6242.1 - Retail trade sales, January 2011

Measured in real terms (constant 2008 prices), seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,5% in January 2011 compared with December 2010. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,6% in December 2010 and 0,2% in November 2010.

In real terms, retail trade sales for the three months ended January 2011 reflected an increase of 7,7% compared with the three months ended January 2010. The main contributors to the increase of 7,7% were