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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1989

SEPT RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY RELEASED

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN SEPTEMBER 1989, ESTIMATED AT $8,786 MILLION, INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988 WHILST THEIR VOLUME DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE AND TOURIST SPENDING REMAINED SLUGGISH IN SEPTEMBER.

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, RETAIL SALES OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 14 PER CENT IN 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS ROSE BY 13 PER CENT IN SALES 4 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

FOODSTUFFS,

VALUE AND VALUE AND

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 13 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES DROPPED BY 12 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 16 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

OTHER CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE BUT DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

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ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, SALES OF SUPERMARKETS INCREASED BY 16 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME. SALES BY DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE BY 10 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME. MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS WENT DOWN BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND CENT IN SALES VOLUME. CONSUMER DUMABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES PARTS DROPPED BY 17 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 19 PER CENT VOLUME.

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IN SALES

COMPARING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1989 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1988, TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT HAD A NEGLIGIBLE CHANGE IN VOLUME.

SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO ROSE BY 15 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT UP BY 8 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

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RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ROSE 9 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED IN SALES VALUE AND FELL BY 6 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

OTHER CONSUMER GOODS WENT UP BY 6 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND

1 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES UF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS INCREASED BY 21 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 13 PER CENT IN VOLUME. SALES BY SUPERMARKETS AND DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE BY 13 PER CENT AND 11 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN VALUE AND 2 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

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