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SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1983

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TABLE 2 : VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES FOR

JANUARY 1983 AND DECEMBER 1982

(MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 - 100)

JAN 1983

JAN 1983

COMPARED

DEC 1982

JAN 1983

WITH DEC 1982

COMPARED WITH JAN 1982*

(REVISED

FIGURES)

(PROVISIONAL

FIGURES)

PTS

96

PTS

*

RETAIL SALES VOLUME INDEXES:

(1)

FOR ALL RETAIL TRADES

112

109

- 3

-

- 3

-14

-11

(11) BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS

FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC 107

114

+7

+7

-

· 7 - 6

DRINKS AND TOBACCO

FUELS

123

118

- 5

1

- 1

CLOTHING. FOOTWEAR

AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

133

138

+ 5

+4

-12

-

- 8

CONSUMER GOODS

116

104

-12

-10

-15

-13

CONSUMER DURABLES

96

98

+ 2

-27 + 2

-22

(111) BY SELECTED TRADES

MOTOR VEHICLES

40

47

*

DEPARTMENT STORES

140

13:1

1

SUPERMARKETS

147

146

ON

I

-

7 +18

-49 -51

9

6

-15 -10

1

-20

-12

* FINAL REVISED ESTIMATES

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