Strengthened growth in retail sales
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The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales increased by 1.3 per cent from April to May 2017. This follows weak growth in the two preceding months.
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The long-term trend in retail sales shows a slight increase from the summer last year, but strengthened growth now contributes to a slightly stronger trend.
Figure 1. Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted and trend. 2010=100
| Retail trade, except sales of motor vehicles seasonally adjusted | Retail trade, except sales of motor vehicles trend | |
| Jan. 2011 | 101 | 101.5 | 
| Feb. 2011 | 101.5 | 101.3 | 
| Mar. 2011 | 100.4 | 101.3 | 
| Apr. 2011 | 101.8 | 101.3 | 
| May 2011 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 
| June 2011 | 101.4 | 101.7 | 
| July 2011 | 101.7 | 102.1 | 
| Aug. 2011 | 103.5 | 102.5 | 
| Sept. 2011 | 103.1 | 102.9 | 
| Oct. 2011 | 103.8 | 103.3 | 
| Nov. 2011 | 103.3 | 103.6 | 
| Dec. 2011 | 103.3 | 103.9 | 
| Jan. 2012 | 104.4 | 104.2 | 
| Feb. 2012 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 
| Mar. 2012 | 105.3 | 104.7 | 
| Apr. 2012 | 104.3 | 105 | 
| May 2012 | 106.6 | 105.2 | 
| June 2012 | 104.6 | 105.3 | 
| July 2012 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 
| Aug. 2012 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 
| Sept. 2012 | 105.9 | 105.4 | 
| Oct. 2012 | 105.1 | 105.6 | 
| Nov. 2012 | 105.4 | 105.8 | 
| Dec. 2012 | 106 | 106.1 | 
| Jan. 2013 | 107.8 | 106.4 | 
| Feb. 2013 | 107.3 | 106.7 | 
| Mar. 2013 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 
| Apr. 2013 | 105.6 | 107 | 
| May 2013 | 108.5 | 107 | 
| June 2013 | 107.4 | 107 | 
| July 2013 | 106.8 | 107 | 
| Aug. 2013 | 107 | 107 | 
| Sept. 2013 | 107.6 | 107 | 
| Oct. 2013 | 106.5 | 107 | 
| Nov. 2013 | 106.8 | 107.1 | 
| Dec. 2013 | 107.1 | 107.3 | 
| Jan. 2014 | 107.3 | 107.5 | 
| Feb. 2014 | 107.9 | 107.8 | 
| Mar. 2014 | 108.5 | 108.2 | 
| Apr. 2014 | 109.4 | 108.5 | 
| May 2014 | 108.2 | 108.7 | 
| June 2014 | 109.6 | 108.8 | 
| July 2014 | 107.7 | 108.8 | 
| Aug. 2014 | 108.5 | 108.8 | 
| Sept. 2014 | 108.8 | 108.8 | 
| Oct. 2014 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 
| Nov. 2014 | 108.7 | 108.9 | 
| Dec. 2014 | 109.6 | 109.1 | 
| Jan. 2015 | 108.6 | 109.3 | 
| Feb. 2015 | 109.4 | 109.4 | 
| Mar. 2015 | 109.8 | 109.5 | 
| Apr. 2015 | 112.4 | 109.5 | 
| May 2015 | 107.4 | 109.3 | 
| June 2015 | 108.8 | 109.2 | 
| July 2015 | 109.5 | 109 | 
| Aug. 2015 | 109.8 | 109 | 
| Sept. 2015 | 108.5 | 109 | 
| Oct. 2015 | 109.3 | 109.1 | 
| Nov. 2015 | 109.4 | 109.1 | 
| Dec. 2015 | 108.8 | 109 | 
| Jan. 2016 | 109.3 | 108.8 | 
| Feb. 2016 | 108.5 | 108.6 | 
| Mar. 2016 | 107.4 | 108.3 | 
| Apr. 2016 | 107.9 | 108.2 | 
| May 2016 | 109 | 108.2 | 
| June 2016 | 108.7 | 108.3 | 
| July 2016 | 108.1 | 108.4 | 
| Aug. 2016 | 108.6 | 108.6 | 
| Sept. 2016 | 108.1 | 108.7 | 
| Oct. 2016 | 109.2 | 108.8 | 
| Nov. 2016 | 109.5 | 108.9 | 
| Dec. 2016 | 106.9 | 109.1 | 
| Jan. 2017 | 108.5 | 109.3 | 
| Feb. 2017 | 109.7 | 109.7 | 
| Mar. 2017 | 109.9 | 110.2 | 
| Apr. 2017 | 110.4 | 110.6 | 
| May 2017 | 111.8 | 110.9 | 
Working-day adjusted
Working-day adjusted figures show that retail sales increase by 2.4 per cent in the period March - May 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
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