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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1990

FEBRUARY RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY RELEASED

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AND FEBRUARY THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN JANUARY

1990 THE SAME PERIOD COMBINED DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH IN 1989 WHILST THEIR VOLUME DECREASED BY 7 PER CENT, ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

CONSUMER DEMAND AND TOURIST THESE FIGURES SUGGEST THAT BOTH SPENDING REMAINED WEAK IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1990.

PER

IN

1990 WITH THE SAME COMPARING THE PERIOD JANUARY TO FEBRUARY PERIOD IN 1989, FUELS WENT UP BY 20 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 6

WHILE RETAIL SALES OF CENT IN SALES VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY 8 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 2 PER CENT VOLUME.

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND

AND 6 PER PRODUCTS WENT DOWN BY 1 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE SALES VOLUME. SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES DECREASED BY 13 PER VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

ALLIED CENT IN CENT IN

RETAIL SALES OF OTHER CONSUMER GOODS DROPPED BY 2 PER VALUE AND 8 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

CENT IN

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES,

BY

SUPERMARKETS SALES INCREASED

VOLUME. 16 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 6 PER CENT IN

SALES IN DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE BY 10 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS DECREASED BY 3 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME, AND PARTS WERE WHILE THE CORRESPONDING DECREASES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES 25 PER CENT AND 29 PER CENT.

BY

COMPARING FEBRUARY 1990 WITH FEBRUARY 1989, FUELS INCREASED

FEBRUARY 18 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 3 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME IN

DRINKS AND TOBACCO 1990 WHILE RETAIL SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 6 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

COMPARISON,

RETAIL

ON THE SAME BASIS OF

SALES OF CLOTHING,

AND 10 FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS WENT DOWN BY 4 PER CENT IN VALUE

8 PER CENT IN SALES PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES FELL BY VALUE AND 10 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

RETAIL SALES OF OTHER CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED BY IN VALUE AND 8 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

2 PER CENT

ANALYSED

SELECTED BY

OTHER THAN

TRADES, SALES IN

STORES DEPARTMENT

VOLUME. IN

CONSUMER INCREASED BY 9 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 2 PER CENT DURABLES

MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED IN SALES VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

/SUPERMARKETS DECREASED

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