IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,4% year-on-year in April 2022. The largest positive annual growth rates were recorded for:

·         retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (6,8%);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (6,4%); and

·         general dealers (5,4%).

The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

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

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,2% in April 2022 compared with March 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,8% in March 2022 and -1,3% in February 2022. In the three months ended April 2022, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,1% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 1,4% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the three months ended April 2021. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

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

·          retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,6% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).