IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 6,2% year-on-year in May 2013. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (12,9%);
• general dealers (5,9%);
• retailers in hardware, paint and glass; and all `other` retailers (both 5,6%).

The main contributors to the 6,2% increase were retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 2,7 percentage points) and general dealers (contributing 2,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 2,2% in May 2013 compared with April 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,4% in April 2013 and -1,2% in March 2013.

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,5% in the three months ended May 2013 compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,6% in the three months ended May 2013 compared with the three months ended May 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (7,4% and contributing 1,5 percentage points);
• general dealers (2,5% and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
• all `other` retailers (7,1% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).