Key findings: P6242.1 - Retail trade sales, June 2019

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), retail trade sales increased by 2,4% year-on-year in June 2019. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

  • all ‘other’ retailers (5,7%);
  • retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (5,2%); and
  • retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,8%).

The main contributors to the 2,4% increase were:

  • retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point);
  • all ‘other’ retailers (contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and
  • general dealers (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,3% in June 2019 compared with May 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,1% in May 2019 and 1,0% in April 2019. In the second quarter of 2019, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,1% compared with the previous quarter.

Retail trade sales increased by 2,4% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the second quarter of 2018. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • general dealers (2,4% and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
  • retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,0% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).