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Seasonally adjusted volume index down 0.8 per cent
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2003-04-30T10:00:00.000Z
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 2003

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Seasonally adjusted volume index down 0.8 per cent

The seasonally adjusted volume index of retail sale increased by 0.8 per cent from February to March. The average of seasonally adjusted volume index for the period January - March 2003 is 0.5 per cent lower than the period October - December 2002.

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 is therefore more uncertain than the index for the other months.

The volume index of retail sale increased by 2.1 per cent in March 2003 compared with March 2002. The value index of retail sales rose by 2.2 per cent the same period. Retail sales figures exclude motor vehicles and petrol.

Retail sale of new goods in specialized stores increased the turnover in volume by 11.3 per cent in March 2003 compared with March 2002. This sector includes clothing, shoes, electrical goods, furniture and building materials. The volume index of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics and toilet articles rose by 3.3 per cent the same period. Retail sales in non-specialized stores, which mainly include grocery stores, decreased the turnover volume 4.4 per cent and the volume index of retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores decreased by 8.7 per cent in March 2003 compared with March 2002.

Retail Sales indices. March 2003. 1995=100
  March 2003 Per cent
  February-March 2003 March 2002-March 2003 April 2001-March 2002 - April 2002-March 2003 January-March 2002 - January-March 2003
Retail sales value index exclude value added tax : Total excluding motor vehicles and petrol  128.7   2.2 4.9 3.2
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Not seasonally adjusted numbers  116.3   2.1 4.0 2.7
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Seasonally adjusted numbers  126.4 -0.8 0.9 3.6 2.2