Retail turnover over 3 percent up in September

Retail turnover data have been adjusted for the shopping-day pattern in September. Retail sales tend to vary from one day to the next. If the shopping-day pattern is not taken into account, retail turnover in September 2023 was 3.4 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Turnover in non-food sector over 2 percent down

In September, turnover in the non-food sector was down by 2.4 percent year on year. The volume of sales (turnover adjusted for price changes) decreased by 6.4 percent compared to the same month last year.

Shops selling personal care products and those selling recreational goods saw year-on-year turnover growth in September. Shops selling consumer electronics and white goods, shops selling furniture and home furnishings, shops selling DIY products, clothes shops and those selling footwear and leather products, on the other hand, recorded a decrease in September.

Turnover of food shops over 7 percent up

Shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 7.3 percent higher turnover in September than in the same month last year. The volume of sales, however, was 2.1 percent lower. Turnover at supermarkets and specialist shops was up by 7.7 and 4.5 percent, respectively.

Online turnover almost 1 percent lower

In September, online turnover was down by 0.9 percent year on year. Web shops recorded a turnover increase of 4.7 percent; their core activity is selling goods and services over the internet. However, multi-channel retailers (retailers selling goods and services over the internet as a side activity) achieved 8.1 percent lower turnover in online sales.

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