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| Written by Adrie van der Luijt | |
| Thursday, 19 June 2008 | |
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Sales volume from March to May rose by 1.8 per cent compared with the previous three months.
This follows 1.5 per cent growth in the three months to April. Three-monthly growth in sales volume was 0.7 per cent for predominantly food stores. In predominantly non-food stores, sales rose by 2.5 per cent, the largest increase in this sector since June 2006 when it was 2.6 per cent. Sales in the non-store retailing and repair sector rose by 2.2 per cent. Sales in other stores (which includes games stores and mobile phone stores) increased by 5.4 per cent, the largest growth in the series. Total sales volume in the three months to May was 5.4 per cent higher than the same period a year ago. Sales for predominantly food stores rose by 2.6 per cent. Sales volume for predominantly non-food stores increased by 6.2 per cent. Sales for the non-store retailing and repair sector rose by 16.9 per cent. Total sales volume rose by 3.5 per cent between April and May, the largest growth in the series. Sales volume in predominantly food stores increased by 3.3 per cent, the largest rise in the series. Sales volume for predominantly non-food stores rose by 3.9 per cent, the largest increase since March 1991 (6.2 per cent). This was mainly driven by textile, clothing and footwear stores. Sales volume for the non-store retailing and repair sector rose by 0.4 per cent. The non-seasonally adjusted value of retail sales for the three months to May was 4.2 per cent higher than in the same period a year earlier. The average weekly value of sales in May was £5.3 billion, 7.0 per cent higher than in May 2007, the largest rise for this sector since March 2002 (8.0 per cent). Sales by predominantly food stores rose by 7.8 per cent over the year, the largest increase since May 2001 when it was 8.7 per cent. In the predominantly non-food stores sales increased by 6.4 per cent. Within the non-store retailing and repair sector sales rose by 5.3 per cent. Related articles
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