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Retail sales of hardware rose 13 per cent
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2002-06-07T10:00:00.000Z
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, April 2002

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Retail sales of hardware rose 13 per cent

The value index of retail sales of hardware, paints and glass rose by 13.2 per cent during the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year. During the same period the value index of other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores rose by 7.4 per cent.

Retail sales up 5.9 per cent

Retail sales in Norway increased by 5.9 per cent during the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year. The value index of the retail sales was up 11.2 per cent from April 2001 to April 2002. During the same period the volume index increased by 7.9 per cent. Retail sale is exclusive sales of motor vehicles and petrol.

Retail Sales indices. April 2002. Final figures. 1995=100
  April 2002 Per cent
  March-April 2002 April 2001-
April 2002 		May 2000-April 2001-
May 2001-April 2002 		January-April 2001-
January-April 2002
Retail sales value index exclude value added tax : Total excluding motor vehicles and petrol  128.5   11.2 4.0 5.9
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Not seasonally adjusted numbers  113.0   7.9 2.1 3.5
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Seasonally adjusted numbers  122.0 0.0 3.8 2.0 3.3

The seasonally adjusted volume index

The seasonally adjusted volume index was unchanged from March to April this year and increased by 3.8 per cent in April 2002 compared with April 2001. The seasonally adjusted volume index takes the timing of Easter into account. There is nevertheless considerable uncertainty in the model we use to correct for Easter. The seasonally adjusted index for March and April is therefore more uncertain than the index for the other months.

The final retail sales value index for April 2002 is equal to the preliminary index published 23t h of May.