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Continued decline in retail sales
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2007-09-28T10:00:00.000Z
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, August 2007

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Continued decline in retail sales

From July to August 2007, the seasonally adjusted index of retail sales fell by 0.5 per cent. However, retail sales were higher in August this year than one year ago.

Retail sales volume index seasonally adjusted. 2000 - 2007.

The volume index not adjusted increased by 7.5 per cent in August this year compared with August last year. The value index rose by 8.5 per cent in the same period.

Detaljomsetningsindeksen. August 2007. 2000=100
  August
2007 		Endring i prosent
  Juli-
august 2007 		August 2006-
august 2007 		Sept 2005-aug 2006-
sept 2006-aug 2007 		Januar-august 2006-
januar-august 2007
Detaljhandel i alt, eksklusiv motorkjøretøyer og bensin. Verdiindeks eksklusiv merverdiavgift  143,7   8,5 8,0 8,9
Detaljhandel i alt, eksklusiv motorkjøretøyer og bensin. Volumindeks ujustert  143,8   7,5 8,1 8,7
Detaljhandel i alt, eksklusiv motorkjøretøyer og bensin. Volumindeks sesongjustert  136,4 -0,5 7,0 8,2 8,2

International comparison

A comparison of the seasonally adjusted volume index for the Scandinavian countries shows an increase of 0.9 and 0.7 per cent respectively in Sweden and Denmark from June to July 2007 and a decline of 2.3 per cent in Norway in the same period. From July 2006 to July 2007, the value index not adjusted rose by 8.2 per cent in Sweden, 8.1 per cent in Norway and 3.0 per cent in Denmark.

Internationale comparison. 2000=100
  Retail sales value index Retail sales, volume index. Seasonally adjusted numbers
  July 2007 Change in per cent.
July 2006-July 2007 		July 2007 Change in per cent
  July 2006-July 2007 June 2007-July 2007
Sweden  143.3 8.2  150.7 9.3 0.9
Denmark  128.8 3.0  127.6 3.2 0.7
Norway  135.1 8.1  137.3 8.0 -2.3