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Low retail sales in December
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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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The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales decreased by 2.1 per cent November to December this year.

Index of wholesale and retail salesDecember 2016

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Low retail sales in December

The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales decreased by 2.1 per cent from November to December last year.

Retail Sales indices, 2010=100
December 2016Change in per cent
November 2016 - December 2016December 2015 - December 2016October 2015 / December 2015 - October 2016 / December 2016
 
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Seasonally adjusted numbers106.8-2.1
Retail sales volume index: Excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles and automotive fuel. Seasonally adjusted numbers108.0-2.4
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Workingday adjusted numbers131.8-2.2-0.7
Retail sales value index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Working days adjusted numbers144.90.52.0
"Figure 1. Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted and trend. 2010=100

Working-day adjusted figures show that retail sales decreased by 0.7 per cent in the period October-December last year compared to the same period in 2015. 

For the year as a whole, retail sale industries in total sold 1.5 per cent less in 2016 than in 2015.