Turnover in trade grew in September 2022

Turnover in wholesale trade grew strongly

Working day adjusted turnover in the trade industry with the biggest turnover, wholesale trade, grew in September by 14.8 per cent, but sales volume decreased by 3.4 per cent year-on-year. The more favourable development in turnover than in sales volume in wholesale trade is explained by higher prices especially of processed petroleum products and food.

In retail trade, working day adjusted turnover grew by 6.0 per cent in September, but sales volume decreased by 2.4 per cent. Turnover in daily consumer goods trade increased by 7.1 per cent from the previous year while the sales volume decreased by 4.6 per cent in the corresponding period. Turnover in department store trade grew by 6.8 per cent but sales volume decreased by 2.0 per cent from one year back. Turnover in specialised store trade grew by 3.7 per cent and sales volume fell by 1.3 per cent.

The working day adjusted turnover of motor vehicle trade grew by 5.9 per cent year-on-year in September. However, sales volume was 0.2 per cent lower than one year ago.

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Seasonally adjusted turnover grew compared to August

Seasonally adjusted turnover in total trade grew by 1.1 per cent in September compared to August. Seasonally adjusted sales volume went up by 0.4 per cent. In August, seasonally adjusted turnover grew by 2.1 per cent and sales volume by 1.9 per cent compared to the month before.

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