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WHEN COMPARED WITH JULY 1988, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON IS LIKELY то BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES FOR AUGUST 1988 INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT BOTH IN VALUE AND VOLUME.
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HOWEVER, SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND RECORDED DECREASES OF 2 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME, AND SALES OF FUELS RECORDED DECREASES OF 3 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES WENT UP BY 6 PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND SALES VOLUME. "OTHER CONSUMER GOODS" ROSE BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, DEPARTMENT STORES RECORDED INCREASES OF 16 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 17 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS WENT UP BY 8 PER CENT IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND SALES VOLUME. MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS ROSE BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 3 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DROP OF 2 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 3 PER
CENT IN VOLUME IN SUPERMARKETS SALES.
TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL RETAIL SALES JULY 1988 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR AUGUST 1988.
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TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES IN JULY AND AUGUST 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 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100.
COMPARISONS OF AUGUST 1988 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR JULY 1988 AND WITH THOSE FOR AUGUST 1987 AND COMPARISONS OF RETAIL SALES IN THE PERIOD JANUARY TO AUGUST 1988 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1987 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
THE REPORT CONTAINING THE ANALYSIS OF THE AUGUST 1988 SURVEY RESULTS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $1 PER COPY.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234941.
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