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.
Gross index and trend of the turnover of the retail trade, Belgium, last 4 months
Access to latest statisticsPurpose and brief description
Evolution of the turnover in the retail trade.
Population
Enterprises carrying out a main economic activity in the division 47 of the NACE Rev. 2 (Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles)
Frequency
Monthly.
Timing of publication
Preliminary results available 30 days after the reference period; final results available 50 days after the reference period
Definitions
Economic activity (NACE-BEL): Official nomenclature with an "X" at the end of the number since the information is only available for 4 positions.
Deflated gross index: Deflated gross index of the turnover in the retail trade
Deflated index (SA-WDA): deflated index of the turnover in the retail trade, seasonnally adjusted and working day adjusted
Deflated index (WDA): deflated index of the turnover in the retail trade, working day adjusted
Gross index: gross index of the turnover in the retail trade
Index (SA-WDA): index of the turnover in the retail trade, seasonnally adjusted and working day adjusted
Index (WDA): index of the turnover in the retail trade, working day adjusted
Trend of the deflated index: trend of the deflated index of the turnover in the retail trade
Trend of the index: trend of the index of the turnover in the retail trade.