Retail Sales Volume increases in Nov 2014
The volume of retail sales (i.e. excluding price effects) increased by 0.2% in November 2014 when compared with October 2014 and there was an increase of 4.7% in the annual figure. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was an increase of 0.1% in the volume of retail sales in November 2014 when compared with October 2014 and there was an increase of 3.6% in the annual figure.
The volume of Clothing, Footwear & Textiles increased by 2.2% and Department Stores increased by 1.6%.
The value of retail sales decreased by 0.2% in November 2014 when compared with October 2014 and there was an annual increase of 2.2% when compared with November 2013. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was a monthly decrease of 0.3% in the value of retail sales and an annual increase of 1.2%.
