Turnover in trade fell 1.8 per cent in August 2023
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the working day adjusted turnover in total trade fell by 1.8 per cent in August 2023 compared with August 2022. The volume of total trade sales, from which the impact of price changes has been eliminated, decreased by 1.2 per cent over the same period.
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- Turnover in total trade adjusted for working days fell in August.
- Seasonally adjusted turnover in total trade increased in August compared to July.
Working day adjusted turnover of retail trade grew in August by 1.5 per cent
The working day adjusted turnover of retail trade increased by 1.5 per cent in August from August 2022. The volume of retail trade sales fell by 2.8 per cent over the same period. In daily consumer goods trade, the working day adjusted turnover increased by 4.8 per cent in August. The sales volume, however, fell by 0.8 per cent from the corresponding period of the previous year.
Seasonally adjusted turnover increased compared to previous month
Seasonally adjusted turnover in total trade increased by 0.9 per cent in August compared to July and sales volume did not change over the same period. In July, seasonally adjusted turnover grew by 0.2 per cent and sales volume fell by 0.2 per cent compared to the month before.
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