Retail turnover 5.5 percent up in July

Retail turnover data have been adjusted for the shopping-day pattern in July. Retail sales tend to vary from one day to the next. If the shopping-day pattern is not taken into account, retail turnover in July 2022 was 3.2 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Turnover in non-food sector almost 3 percent higher

In July, turnover in the non-food sector was up by 2.9 percent year on year. The volume of sales (adjusted for price changes) fell by 2.0 percent compared to the same month last year.

Shops selling personal care products, clothes shops, shops selling footwear and leather products and those selling recreational goods saw turnover growth. However, shops selling consumer electronics and white goods, shops selling furniture and home furnishings and those selling DIY products, kitchens and flooring had lower turnover than twelve months previously.

Turnover of food shops 9 percent up

Shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 9.0 percent higher turnover in July 2022 than in the same month last year. The volume of sales, however, was 0.9 percent lower. Turnover at supermarkets and specialist shops was up by 9.8 and 3.9 percent, respectively.

Online turnover 5 percent higher

In July, online turnover was up 5.0 percent year on year. Web shops recorded a turnover decrease of 0.7 percent; their core activity is selling goods and services over the internet. Multi-channel retailers (retailers selling goods and services over the internet as a side activity) achieved 12.9 percent higher turnover in online sales.

Online turnover of clothing and fashion items, of food and personal care products and of other non-food products was higher in July compared to July 2021. Online turnover of consumer electronics was lower than twelve months previously.