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Retail trade - May 2023
In May 2023 estimates for seasonally adjusted index of value sales increased by 0.7% in the month on month series and volume grew by 0.2%. In the three months to May 2023 value of sales was up 0.9%, whereas volume of sales decreased by 0.6% when compared with the previous three-month period. In May 2023 value of retail trade continued to grow for the 27th month in a row in the year on year series, rising by 3.0%, while volume sales fell by 4.7%. In May 2023, when compared with the same month a year earlier, large-scale distribution was up 6.5%, small-scale distribution was down 0.6% and non-store retail sales grew by ... (full story)