Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales decreased by 2,5% year-on-year in June 2022. Negative annual growth rates were recorded for:

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-8,6%);

·         general dealers (-5,7%); and

·         retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (-4,3%).

The largest negative contributors to this decrease were:

·         general dealers (contributing -2,8 percentage points); and

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (contributing -0,7 of a percentage point).

The largest positive contributor was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,4% in June 2022 compared with May 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,2% in May 2022 and 0,9% in April 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,8% compared with the first quarter of 2022.

Retail trade sales increased by 0,5% in the second quarter of 2022 compared with the second quarter of 2021. The largest positive contributor to this increase was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,4% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).