Retail sales volume down 0.8 pct in March‏

21:12 30/5/2014 - Πηγή: Matrix24

Retail sales volume fell by 0.8 pct in March, although store categories showed a mixed picture, official figures showed on Friday.

Hellenic Statistical Authority, in a report, said that turnover fell in department stores (-15.7 pct), pharmaceutical-cosmetics (-10.6 pct), food/beverage/tobacco (-8.2 pct), furniture/home equipment (-1.7 pct) and supermarkets (-0.7 pct), while on the other hand, the volume of sales rose in clothing/footwear (5.3 pct), bookstores (2.6 pct) and fuel/lubricants (2.2 pct).

The statistics service said that the volume of sales (turnover in fixed prices) fell 0.8 pct in March compared with the same month last year, while the turnover index (current prices) dropped 3.4 pct in the month.

source: ΑΜΝΑ