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SALES OF CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR REGISTERED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN JUNE 1993 COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO, 26% IN VALUE AND 16% IN VOLUME.
SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES INCREASED 14% IN VALUE AND 13% IN VOLUME.
MODERATE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR SALES OF FUELS, 11% IN VALUE AND 5% IN VOLUME; SALES OF SUPERMARKETS, 10% IN VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME ; SALES OF DEPARTMENT STORES, 9% IN VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME: SALES OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS, 8% IN VALUE AND 1% IN VOLUME; AND SALES OF JEWELLERY AND WATCHES, 7% IN VALUE AND VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE IN VOLUME.
ON THE OTHER HAND, SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES DECREASED BY 5% IN VALUE AND 13% IN VOLUME.
COMPARING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 13% IN VALUE AND 8% IN VOLUME.
COMPARED WITH MAY 1993, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN JUNE 1993 DECREASED BY 2% IN VALUE AND 3% IN VOLUME.
THE VOLUME OF RETAIL SALES IS DERIVED FROM THE VALUE OF RETAIL SALES AFTER ADJUSTING FOR PRICE CHANGES. THE RELEVANT COMPONENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ARE USED AS DEFLATORS.
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TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL RETAIL SALES FIGURE FOR 1993 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR JUNE 1993.
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TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDICES OF RETAIL SALES IN MAY AND JUNE 1993 FOR ALL RETAIL OUTLETS AND BY TYPE OF RETAIL OUTLET, WITH AVERAGE RETAIL SALES FROM OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990 TAKEN AS 100.
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COMPARISONS OF THE JUNE 1993 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR MAY 1993 WITH THOSE FOR JUNE 1992, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS OF RETAIL SALES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1992 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
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