IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 0,1% year-on-year in May 2022. Positive annual growth rates were recorded for:

·         general dealers (3,7%); and

·         all ‘other’ retailers (2,1%).

The largest positive contributor to this increase was general dealers (contributing 1,6 percentage points).

The largest negative contributors were retailers in:

·         textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing -0,7 of a percentage point); and

·         hardware, paint and glass (contributing -0,6 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 1,0% in May 2022 compared with April 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,6% in April 2022 and 0,3% in March 2022. In the three months ended May 2022, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,3% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 1,9% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the three months ended May 2021. The largest positive contributor to this increase was general dealers (3,6% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).