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Growth in retail sales
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Index of wholesale and retail sales, February 2014

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Growth in retail sales

The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales showed an increase of 0.6 per cent from January to February 2014. This follows a small increase from the preceding two months.

Retail Sales indices, 2005=100Published 31 March 2014
February 2014Change in per cent
January 2014 - February 2014February 2013 - February 2014December 2012 / February 2013 - December 2013 / February 2014
 
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Seasonally adjusted numbers127.10.6
Retail sales volume index: Excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles and automotive fuel. Seasonally adjusted numbers132.51.0
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Workingday adjusted numbers107.30.50.4
Retail sales value index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Working days adjusted numbers116.92.42.2

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted and trend

Stores selling electrical goods, furniture, interior decorations and textiles, amongst other things, showed an increase in sales volume from January to February 2014. Grocery stores, however, had a slight decline in sales volume during this period.

Working-day adjusted figures show that retail sales rose by 0.4 per cent in the period December 2013-February 2014 compared to the same three-month period in 2012-2013.