Increase in retail sales in June

Economic indicators
Increase in retail sales in June

The volume of sales, excluding fuels, has increased by 4.18% in June 2021 compared to the same month last year. In the same period, the sharpest increases were registered for ‘Retail sale via stalls and markets’, ‘Textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores’, ‘Other retail sale in non-specialised stores’ and ‘Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores’, i.e. increases of 27.74%, 19.00%, 14.92% and 12.91%, respectively.
The sharpest decrease was registered for ‘Other household equipment in specialised stores’, i.e. a fall of 1.93%.

Comparisons with June 2019

As the shops deemed non-essential were allowed to reopen from 11 May 2020 onwards (excluding contact professions and markets) and from 18 May onwards for markets but with a limit of 50 stalls per market, we can also compare the current results with those of June 2019. The sharpest increases are registered for “Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet”, “Retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and “Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores” i.e. increases of 45.34%, 34.53% and 29.50%.
The volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has increased by 12.26% in June 2021 compared to the same month in 2019.

These indices are expressed with reference year 2015=100.

Note

From January 2021 and following the new European FRIBS regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2152), breakdowns at the retail level have changed. As a result, some breakdowns no longer exist and new ones have been implemented. Our methodology also changed. The main data source is the VAT declaration of enterprises to the FPS Finances, and no longer a survey. Only +/- 340 major enterprises will continue to answer the survey. The indices have been recalculated with the new methodology since 2010.