Distance sales still on the rise in July

The volume of sales, excluding fuels, has slightly increased by 0.2 % in July 2020 compared to the same month last year. In the same period, and as is the case since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the sharpest increase was registered for “Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet”, i.e. a rise of 10.1 %.

The sharpest decrease was registered for ‘Textiles, clothing and footwear’, i.e. a fall of 27.2 % compared to July 2019.

These indices are expressed with reference year 2015=100.