IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

This is the first statistical release presenting retail trade sales at constant prices with 2012
 as the base year

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 1,9% year-on-year in January 2013. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,6%);
• all `other` retailers (4,0%); and
• general dealers (3,0%).

The main contributors to the 1,9% increase were general dealers (contributing 1,2 percentage points) and retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 1,2% in January 2013 compared with December 2012. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,4% in December 2012 and 0,8% in November 2012.

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,7% in the three months ended January 2013 compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 2,5% in the three months ended January 2013 compared with the three months ended January 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,7% and contributing 1,0 percentage point);
• general dealers (1,7% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point); and
• all `other` retailers (4,7% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).