Traders could be pleased by consumers demand, says Czech Statistical Office.
Seasonally adjusted retail sales (CZ-NACE 52) grew by 0.6% m-o-m at constant prices. The trend component rose by 0.4% m-o-m, which corresponded to the growth recorded in last three months (Table 1).
Sales not seasonally adjusted grew by 5.2% -y-o-y at constant prices, which was the highest increase since November 2004. Sale of food, beverages and tobacco was up by 5.1% and sale of non-food goods by 5.3%. The growth was affected, inter alia, by a higher number of working days (+1); seasonally and working days adjusted sales were up by 4.1% in total.
Sales, not seasonally adjusted, in the individual assortment types of stores:
- non-specialised stores: sales grew by 4.9% both in stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating and in stores with non-food goods predominating;
- specialised stores: sales grew in all size groups of stores and increased by 5.5% in total. On food, beverages and tobacco was spent by 6.2% more y-o-y and on non-food goods by 5.4% more;
- consumers' demand fuelled by cuts in prices raised sales in stores with textiles, clothing and footwear (+18.5%), and high demand was for buying pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles (+12.5%). Sales grew also in the remaining specialised stores selling electronics, electrical appliances, hardware, furniture and other household goods (+4.2%) and books, newspapers and stationery and other retail sale in specialised stores (+0.6%);
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