Distance selling continues to grow
As is the case since the end of the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 crisis, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, is still on the rise in September compared to the same month last year. The annual increase amounts to 7.5 %.
In the same period, the sharpest increases were registered for “Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet”, “Audio and video equipment, hardware, paints and glass, electrical household appliances, etc.” and “Information and communication equipment, other household equipment (except textiles), cultural and recreation goods, etc.”, i.e. increases of 46.9 %, 21.6 % and 15 %, respectively. The sharpest decrease was registered for ‘Textiles, clothing and footwear’, i.e. a fall of 9.7 %.
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.