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Considerable retail sales of hardware
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2002-11-07T10:00:00.000Z
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 salesSeptember 2002

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Considerable retail sales of hardware

The value index of retail sales of hardware, paints and glass rose by 13.7 per cent from September 2001 to September 2002. Total retail sales in Norway increased by 5.0 per cent the same period.

The index excludes sales of motorized vehicles and petrol.

The value of retail sale of new goods in specialized stores increased by 8.1 per cent in September 2002 compared with September 2001. This sector includes clothing shoes, electrical goods, furniture and building materials. The index of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles increased by 6.3 per cent the same period. The value index of retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores rose by 3.2 per cent. The value of retail sales in non-specialised stores, which mainly include grocery stores rose by 3.0 per cent in September 2002 compared with September 2001.

The seasonally adjusted volume index of retail sales increased 1.5 per cent from August to September this year. Compared with September last year the seasonally adjusted volume index increased by 4.1 per cent. The volume index not adjusted increased by 3.1 per cent the same period.

As for preliminary figures, only the volume index for the retail sale as total is published. For more information, see preliminary figures of September .

The final retail sales value index for September is 0.2 per cent lower than the preliminary index published in 23. October.

Retail Sales indices. September 2002. Final figures. 1995=100
  September 2002 Per cent
  August- September 2002 September 2001-September 2002 October 2000-September 2001 - October 2001-September 2002 January-September 2001 - January-September 2002
Retail sales value index exclude value added tax : Total excluding motor vehicles and petrol  132.0   5.0 5.3 5.3
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Not seasonally adjusted numbers  116.0   3.1 3.3 3.0
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Seasonally adjusted numbers  122.4 1.5 4.1 3.2 3.0