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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989

PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER

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THE BY THE

ESTIMATED

1987 WHILE PROVISIONAL

AT

CENSUS AND

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN NOVEMBER 1988,

WAS 17 PER CENT HIGHER THAT IN NOVEMBER MILLION,

ΤΟ WAS 8 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING VOLUME

SURVEY RELEASED OF

$8,856 THEIR RESULTS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A

COMPARING

TODAY (FRIDAY)

SALES OF IN SALES

1988 WITH NOVEMBER 1987, RETAIL NOVEMBER FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY 26 PER CENT VALUE AND 14 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS ROSE BY 8 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

THE ON

SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON,

RETAIL,

SALES OF CONSUMER CENT IN VOLUME.

CENT IN

DURABLES

BY 20 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 10 PER ROSE CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 15 PER

THE CORRESPONDING SALES VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME WHILE INCREASES FOR "OTHER CONSUMER GOODS" WERE 13 PER CENT AND 5 PER CENT.

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SALES PARTS ROSE BY 41 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 30 PLZ CENT IN VOLUME.

PER CENT BY DEPARTMENT STORES WENT UP BY 25 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 12 IN VOLUME.

PER SUPERMARKETS SALES INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS ROSE BY 8 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

THE SAME COMPARING THE PERIOD JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1988 WITH PERIOD IN 1987. TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 22 PER CENT IN AND 12 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

VALUE

ALCOHOLIC ANALYSED BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS, SALES OF FOODSTUFFS,

PER CENT IN DRINKS AND TOBACCO ROSE BY 11 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 2

IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT UP BY 8 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT SALES VOLUME.

ON

CONSUMER

THE SAME

ROSE GOODS"

BASIS

OF COMPARISON, RETAIL BY 30 PER CENT IN VALUE AND

OF SALES

PER 20

"OTHER CENT IN

VOLUME.

"CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS" AND CONSUMER INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT AND 20 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES AND 12 PER CENT AND 11 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN SALES VOLUME.

DURABLES VALUE,

STORES

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, SALES BY DEPARTMENT INCREASED BY 42 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 29 PER CENT IN VOLUME, WHILE THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS WERE 39 PER AND 27 PER CENT.

CENT

CENT

SUPERMARKETS SALES ROSE BY 16 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS WENT UP BY 11 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

/WHEN COMPARED