IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales decreased by 0,6% year-on-year in October 2022. The largest negative annual growth rates were recorded for retailers in:

·         hardware, paint and glass (-4,8%);

·         pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (-3,4%); and

·         food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (-2,3%).

The largest negative contributors to this decrease were retailers in:

·         hardware, paint and glass (contributing -0,5 of a percentage point); and

·         pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).

The largest positive contributor was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,4% in October 2022 compared with September 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in September 2022 and -1,3% in August 2022. In the three months ended October 2022, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 1,4% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 0,3% in the three months ended October 2022 compared with the three months ended October 2021. The largest positive contributor to this increase was general dealers (2,5% and contributing 1,1 percentage points) while the largest negative contributor was retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-7,3% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point).