IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,9% year-on-year in August 2015. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• all 'other' retailers (6,0%);
• general dealers (5,2%); and
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,5%).

The main contributors to the 3,9% increase were general dealers (contributing 2,1 percentage points), retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,9 of a percentage point) and all 'other' retailers (contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,5% month-on-month in August 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in July 2015 and 0,4% in June 2015.

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,0% in the three months ended August 2015 compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,7% in the three months ended August 2015 compared with the three months ended August 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

• general dealers (4,0% and contributing 1,6 percentage points);
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,7% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and
• all 'other' retailers (5,0% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).