Retail turnover nearly half a percent up in June

Retail turnover data have been adjusted for the shopping-day pattern in June. Retail sales tend to vary from one day to the next. If the shopping-day pattern is not taken into account, retail turnover in June 2022 was 0.7 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Turnover in non-food sector 3 percent lower

In June, turnover in the non-food sector was down by 3 percent year on year. The volume of sales (adjusted for price changes) fell by 8 percent compared to the same month last year.

Shops selling personal care products saw turnover growth. However, shops selling consumer electronics and white goods, shops selling furniture and home furnishings, shops selling recreational goods and those selling DIY products, kitchens and flooring had lower turnover than twelve months previously. Turnover of clothes shops and shops selling footwear and leather products was also lower in June 2022.

Turnover of food shops almost 5 percent up

Shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 4.7 percent higher turnover in June 2022 than in the same month last year. The volume of sales, however, was 4.7 percent lower. Turnover at supermarkets and specialist shops was up by 4.9 and 3.5 percent respectively.

Online turnover 6.5 percent lower

In June, online turnover was down by 6.5 percent year on year. Web shops recorded a turnover decrease of 7.1 percent; their core activity is selling goods and services over the internet. Multi-channel retailers (retailers selling goods and services over the internet as a side activity) achieved 5.9 percent lower turnover in online sales. Online turnover of food and personal care products was slightly higher. Other subsectors achieved less turnover than twelve months previously.