THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988
WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1988, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS
SEASONAL COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY
FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES FOR JUNE 1988 RECORDED A NEGLIGIBLE CHANGE IN VALUE AND A SLIGHT OF 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 6 PER
INCREASED IN SALES VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. FUELS PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME.
DROP
CENT
BY 4
"OTHER
1 PER
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS" REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED IN VALUE AND FELL BY CENT IN VOLUME, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS WENT DOWN BY PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES DROPPED 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
VOLUME.
4
BY
ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, SUPERMARKETS SALES INCREASED BY 13 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 12 PER CENT IN
MOTOR VEHICLES AND
4 PARTS RECORDED INCREASES OF
PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND
VOLUME.
"CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT STORES
BY 9 PER CENT AND RESPECTIVELY IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME.
DECREASED
AND PARTS" AND 12 PER CENT
TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL RETAIL SALES FIGURE FOR MAY 1988 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR JUNE 1988.
TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES FOR MAY AND JUNE 1988 (A) FOR ALL RETAIL TRADES, (B) BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS, AND (C) BY SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS), WITH AVERAGE RETAIL SALES FROM OCTOBER 1984 ΤΟ SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100.
COMPARISONS OF JUNE 1988 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR MAY 1988 AND WITH THOSE FOR JUNE 1987 AND COMPARISONS OF RETAIL SALES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
THE REPORT CONTAINING THE ANALYSIS OF THE JUNE 1988 SURVEY RESULTS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $1 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY
RESULTS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
TRADE
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
(TEL.
MAY BE DIRECTED то THE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS 5-8234941).
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TABLE 1