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Retail sales up 4 per cent
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2001-05-09T10:00:00.000Z
Wholesale and retail trade and service activities;Income and consumption
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doi, Index of wholesale and retail sales, retail sales, volume index, value index, retail trade, commodity trade, turnover (for example groceries, clothing, building materials)Wholesale and retail trade , Consumption, Income and consumption, Wholesale and retail trade and service activities
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Index of wholesale and retail sales, March 2001

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Retail sales up 4 per cent

The value index of retail sales increased by 4.1 per cent in March 2001 compared with March 2000. The volume index of retail sales increased by 1.0 per cent and the price index rose 2.9 per cent during the same period. Retail sales figures exclude motor vehicles and petrol.

The value index of retail sales in non-specialised stores, which mainly include grocery stores, rose with 5.9 per cent in March this year compared with March 2000. Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores increased by 5.8 per cent during the same period.

Seasonally adjusted volume index

The seasonally adjusted volume index rose 2.2 per cent from February to March this year. Compared with the average of January to March this year, the seasonally adjusted volume index rose 1.0 per cent.

Retail Sales indices. March 2001. 1995=100
  March 2001 Per cent
  February-
March 2001 		March 2000-
March 2001 		April 1999- March 2000 -
April 2000-March 2001 		January- March 2000 -
January-March 2001
Retail sales value index : Total excluding motor vehicles and petrol 124,0   4,0 3,4 2,2
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Not seasonally adjusted numbers 111,4   1,0 1,0 -1,0
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Seasonally adjusted numbers 118,3 2,1 0,7 0,8 -0,7