Retail turnover almost 2 percent up in August

Retail turnover data have been adjusted for the shopping-day pattern in August. Retail sales tend to vary from one day to the next. If the shopping-day pattern is not taken into account, retail turnover in August 2022 was 3.7 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Turnover in non-food sector 2.5 percent lower

In August, turnover in the non-food sector was down by 2.5 percent year on year. The volume of sales (adjusted for price changes) fell by 8.1 percent compared to the same month last year.

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

Turnover of food shops almost 8 percent up

Shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 7.7 percent higher turnover in August 2022 than in the same month last year. The volume of sales, however, was 2.8 percent lower. Turnover at supermarkets was up by 8.9 percent, while turnover at specialist shops was down by 1.1 percent.

Online turnover 0.4 percent lower

In August, online turnover was down by 0.4 percent year on year. Web shops recorded a turnover decrease of 2.6 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 2.7 percent higher turnover in online sales.

Online turnover of food and personal care products was higher in August compared to August 2021. Online turnover of the other subsectors was slightly lower than twelve months previously.