Retail turnover more than 8 percent higher 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 2023 was 9.0 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Turnover in non-food sector over 7 percent up

In June, turnover in the non-food sector grew by 7.1 percent year on year. The volume of sales (turnover adjusted for price changes) decreased by 0.3 percent compared to the same month last year.

Clothes shops, shops selling personal care products, shops selling recreational goods, shops selling footwear and leather products, shops selling furniture and home furnishings, shops selling consumer electronics and white goods and those selling DIY products, including kitchens and flooring, saw year-on-year turnover growth in June.

Turnover of food shops almost 11 percent up

Shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 10.8 percent higher turnover in June than in the same month last year. The volume of sales, however, was 1.7 percent lower. Turnover at supermarkets and specialist shops was up by 12.0 and 2.5 percent, respectively.

Online turnover over 5 percent higher

In June, online turnover was up by 5.2 percent year on year. Web shops recorded a turnover increase of 2.0 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 9.1 percent higher turnover in online sales.

Online turnover of food and personal care products, of clothing and fashion items and other non-food products was higher in June 2023 than in June 2022. Online turnover of consumer electronics was lower.