IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), retail trade sales increased by 1,1% year-on-year in August 2019. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (4,5%); and

• all ‘other’ retailers (3,8%).

  
  

• all ‘other’ retailers (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point);
• general dealers (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point); and
• retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,9% in August 2019 compared with July 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in July 2019 and 0,7% in June 2019. In the three months ended August 2019, seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,7% compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 1,8% in the three months ended August 2019 compared with the three months ended August 2018. The main contributors to this increase were:

• all ‘other’ retailers (6,1% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point);

• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (2,7% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and

• general dealers (0,6% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).