Monthly survey on retail trade 2022May
Published on 22 June 2022
Turnover in retail trade rose slightly in May
Note: The trend in retail sales does not reflect that of total household consumption: the latter includes other items such as health care, education and rents.
In May, turnover in retail trade rose by 0.6% against April (adjusted for seasonal and working-day variations). Over the month, the 2.8% decline in food sales was offset by the 1.8% rise in manufactured goods. The footwear and textile-clothing sectors, which grew by 7.5% and 6.9% respectively, were particularly buoyant, while sales of watches and jewellery and household appliances fell by 5.2% and 3.8% respectively.
Quarter-on-quarter, the 1.5% increase in overall sales was mainly driven by the 3.6% growth in manufactured goods, while food sales were down slightly by 1.3%.
Quarter-on-quarter, the 1.5% increase in overall sales was mainly driven by the 3.6% growth in manufactured goods, while food sales were down slightly by 1.3%.
Total manufactured goods and food sales: M/M-1 change (%)
Month-on-month change; seasonally and working-day adjusted volume terms
Notes :
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade (weights are given on the right scale)
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis: the seasonally adjusted series do not represent the sum of the seasonally adjusted components
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade (weights are given on the right scale)
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis: the seasonally adjusted series do not represent the sum of the seasonally adjusted components
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