Clothing & footwear retail trade down in Jan

05 Apr '06

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Greek Statistics reported that according to the provisional results, the turnover in retail trade in January 2006 as compared to January 2006, recorded a rise of 1.3 percent at current prices (in nominal terms).

The non-food sector decreased by –1.2 percent.

More specifically, the turnover in retail trade increase by 1.3 percent at current prices in January 2006 as compared to January 2005 was derived by store category from the following:

- The department stores turnover increase of 11.7 percent
- The pharmaceutical products, cosmetics turnover increase of 5.0 percent
- The clothing and footwear turnover decrease of –0.6 percent
- The furniture, electrical equipment, household equipment turnover decrease of –6.3 percent
- The retail sale not in stores turnover decrease of -10.3 percent

The volume of retail trade (i.e. turnover in retail trade at constant prices) increased by 0.5 percent in January 2006, as compared to January 2005. The non-food sector retail trade decreased by –1.5 percent.

More specifically, the turnover in retail trade increase by 0.5 percent at constant prices in January 2006 as compared to January 2005 was derived by store category from the following:

- The department stores volume of sales increase of 10.5 percent
- The pharmaceutical products, cosmetics volume of sales increase of 3.0 percent
- The clothing and footwear volume of sales increase of 0.4 percent
- The furniture, electrical equipment, household equipment volume of sales decrease of – 6.8 percent

General Secretariat Of National Satistical Service Of Greece

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