IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,1% year-on-year in November 2018. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (13,5%);
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,2%); and
• general dealers (3,7%).

The main contributors to the 3,1% increase were:

• general dealers (contributing 1,6 percentage points);
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and
• retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 3,3% in November 2018 compared with October 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,0% in October 2018 and -0,5% in September 2018. In the three months ended November 2018, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 2,3% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 2,0% in the three months ended November 2018 compared with the three months ended November 2017. The main contributors to this increase were:

• general dealers (1,6% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point);
• all 'other' retailers (4,2% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and
• retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (11,5% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).