IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

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

• retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (8,5%);
• all 'other' retailers (6,0%); and
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,8%).

The main contributors to the 3,3% increase were general dealers (contributing 1,3 percentage points) and retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,2% month-on-month in October 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,7% in September 2015 and 1,9% in August 2015.

In the three months ended October 2015, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,0% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,4% in the three months ended October 2015 compared with the three months ended October 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

• general dealers (4,1% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,1% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).