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Slight decline in retail sales
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2008-02-29T10:00:00.000Z
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, January 2008

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Slight decline in retail sales

The seasonally adjusted volume index of retail sales decreased by 0.5 per cent from December 2007 to January 2008.

Retail sales volume index seasonally adjusted. 2000 - 2008

The volume index not adjusted rose by 4.3 per cent from January 2007 to January 2008. In the same period, the value index rose by 5.4 per cent.

Retail Sales indices. January 2008. 2000=100
  January 2008 Per cent
  December 2007-
January 2008 		Januarynbsp;2007-
January 2008 		February 2006-January 2007-
February 2007-January 2008 		November 2006-January 2007-
November 2007-January 2008
Retail sales value index exclude value added tax : Total excluding motor vehicles and petrol  124.9   5.4 7.9 6.1
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Not seasonally adjusted numbers  127.4   4.3 7.5 5.5
Retail sales volume index: Total, excluding motor vehicles and petrol. Seasonally adjusted numbers  137.7 -0.5 3.6 7.5 5.5

Strongest increase in Denmark

A comparison of the seasonally adjusted volume indexes for the Scandinavian countries shows an increase of 1.0 per cent in Denmark from November to December 2007. In Sweden and Norway, on the other hand, the index decreased by 1.4 and 0.7 per cent respectively. From December 2006 to December 2007, the value index not adjusted rose by 4.5 per cent in Norway, 3.8 per cent in Sweden and 0.4 per cent in Denmark.

Internationale comparison. December 2007. 2000=100
  Retail sales value index Retail sales, volume index. Seasonally adjusted numbers
  December 2007 Change in per cent.
December 2006-
December 2007 		December 2007 Change in per cent
  December 2006-
December 2007 		November 2007-
December 2007
Sweden  180.6 3.8  104.0 -6.1 -1.4
Denmark  166.6 0.4  127.3 -0.5 1.0
Norway  179.9 4.5  138.6 5.6 -0.7