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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1985

FOUR PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND

FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND IN SALES VALUE, RECORDED A

FUELS SHOWED A DECREASE OF THREE PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. TOBACCO, WHICH SHOWED NO CHANGE SLIGHT DECREASE OF ONE PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1984. DEPARTMENT STORES AND SUPERMARKETS INCREASED MODERATELY IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME. HOWEVER, RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES DROPPED IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS.

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COMPARING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 WITH THE SAME QUARTER IN 1984, RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES ROSE CONSIDERABLYN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS. SUPERMARKETS SHOWED MODERATE INCREASES IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME.

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RETAIL SALES OF DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE SLIGHTLY IN VIMCUE BUT REMAINED UNCHANGED IN VOLUME. ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES DECREASED MODERATELY IN BOTH SALES VALUE AND VOLUME.

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WHEN COMPARED WITH MAY 1985, RETAIL SALES OF SUPERMARKETS ROSE SLIGHTLY IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS. ON THE OTHER HAND, MOTOR VEHICLES, CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND DEPARTMENT STORES, ALL RECORDED DECREASES IN BOTH SALES VALUE

1 AND VOLUME.

TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL SALES FIGURE FOR MAY 1985 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR JUNE 1985.

爷 TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS), WITH AVERAGE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES IN 1980 TAKEN AS 100.

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COMPARISONS OF JUNE 1985 RESULTS WITH THOSE OF MAY 1985 AND JUNE 1984 AND COMPARISONS OF RETAIL SALES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 WITH THE SAME QUARTER IN 1984 ARE ALSO GIVEN.

GRAPHS 1 AND 2 DEPICT THE INDEX MOVEMENTS OF TOTAL RETAIL

Г SALES FROM JANUARY 1983 TO MAY 1985.

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THE REPORT CONTAINING THE ANALYSIS OF THE JUNE 1985 SURVEY RESULTS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, 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 AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. : 3-7216024).

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