IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 1,5% year-on-year in April 2017. Positive annual growth rates were recorded for:

•  retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (13,6%);
•  general dealers (5,1%); and
•  retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (2,7%).

The main contributors to the 1,5% increase were:

•  general dealers (contributing 2,1 percentage points); and
•  retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,3% month-on-month in April 2017. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,4% in March 2017 and 1,0% in February 2017. In the three months ended April 2017, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,2% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 0,3% in the three months ended April 2017 compared with the three months ended April 2016. Positive contributors to this increase were:

•  retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (12,2% and  contributing 0,8 of a  percentage point);
•  general dealers (1,3% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point); and
•  retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (4,6% and contributing 0,4 of a  percentage point).