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CONSUMER DURABLES AND "OTHER CONSUMER GOODS" ROSE BY 48 PER AND 47 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES VALUE,
INCREASED BY 36 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
WHILE BOTH
ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS, SALES BY DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY BY 96 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 79 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS INCREASED BY 87 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 69 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
SUPERMARKET SALES WENT UP BY 53 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 43 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND INCREASED BY 33 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 25 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
WHEN COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1988, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT COMPARISON IS AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES FEBRUARY ROSE BY 5 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
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SALES
SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED 1 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
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SALES OF FUELS WENT DOWN BY 3 PER CENT IN BOTH VALUE AND
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RETAIL SALES OF "OTHER CONSUMER GOODS" ROSE BY 8 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 6 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS FELL BY 2 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED IN VOLUME.
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