IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 8,6% year-on-year in July 2022. The largest positive annual growth rates were recorded for:

·         retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (28,5%);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (13,9%); and

·         general dealers (8,2%).

The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (contributing 3,5 percentage points);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 2,2 percentage points); and

·          retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (contributing 2,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,1% in July 2022 compared with June 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,4% in June 2022 and -1,6% in May 2022. In the three months ended July 2022, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 1,3% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 1,8% in the three months ended July 2022 compared with the three months ended July 2021. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·          retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,1% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and

·          general dealers (1,8% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).