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Revisions in these statistics

The data of the statistics have become revised according to the table below. For more information about data revisions, see Section 3 of the quality description (only in Finnish).

Revision of annual changes in turnover in main industries ¹⁾

Industry		2012
		03	04	05	06	07
Total trade (G)	1st release, %	10,8	1,7	2,7	2,1	2,1
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	8,5	1,1	3,2	2,4	2,2
	Revision, percentage point	-2,3	-0,6	0,5	0,3	0,1
Motor vehicle trade (45)	1st release, %	46,3	-13,5	2,4	1,8	-15,2
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	37,3	-13,2	4,9	3,0	-10,9
	Revision, percentage point	-9,0	0,3	2,5	1,2	4,3
Wholesale trade (46)	1st release, %	2,4	6,1	2,5	0,5	5,1
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	2,1	4,9	2,8	0,9	4,3
	Revision, percentage point	-0,3	-1,2	0,3	0,4	-0,8
Retail trade (47)	1st release, %	9,0	1,4	3,7	5,7	3,8
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	7,4	1,2	3,3	5,1	4,0
	Revision, percentage point	-1,6	-0,2	-0,4	-0,6	0,2
Daily consumer goods trade (4711, 472)	1st release, %	9,8	1,6	5,0	5,9	3,2
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	8,8	1,6	4,7	5,3	3,3
	Revision, percentage point	-1,0	0,0	-0,3	-0,6	0,1
Department store trade (4719)	1st release, %	9,0	-2,4	1,9	5,8	3,7
	Latest release (2012-10-12), %	9,5	-1,8	1,8	5,8	3,3
	Revision, percentage point	0,5	0,6	-0,1	0,0	-0,4

1) The 1st release refers to the time when data for the reference period were released for the first time. The revision describes the difference of annual change percentages between the first and latest release.

Revision of long-term annual changes in turnover in main industries

Industry	Year	Average 1)	Average for absolute values 2)
Total trade (G)	2009	-0,1	0,8
	2010	-0,3	0,9
	2011	-0,8	1,1
Motor vehicle trade (45)	2009	2,4	2,4
	2010	-1,5	2,9
	2011	-2,6	2,6
Wholesale trade (46)	2009	-0,4	1,2
	2010	0,1	1,0
	2011	-0,5	1,2
Retail trade (47)	2009	-0,5	1,0
	2010	-0,6	0,8
	2011	-1,1	1,1
Daily consumer goods trade (4711, 472)	2009	0,1	0,6
	2010	-0,3	0,7
	2011	-0,7	0,7
Department store trade (4719)	2009	-0,6	0,7
	2010	0,1	0,9
	2011	-0,1	0,4

1) Average for data revised between the first and seventh release in the statistical reference year.
2) Average for absolute values of differences between the first and seventh release.

Source: Turnover of trade, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Jarkko Niemistö 09 1734 2951, Tiina Talvio 09 1734 2698, palvelut.suhdanne@stat.fi

Director in charge: Hannele Orjala

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Updated 12.10.2012