Retail sales report quarter 4 2013
Produced by
Statistics Jersey (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by
Statistics Unit
and published on
05 Mar 2014
Prepared internally, no external cost
Summary
ββOn an annual basis:
- the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Jersey in Q4 2013 was 2% lower than in the corresponding quarter of 2012
- the predominantly food sector recorded a decrease in volume of retail sales of 3% on an annual basis
- the predominantly non-food sector recorded a volume of retail sales that was at essentially the same level as in the corresponding quarter of 2012, but was about a sixth (16%) lower than the peak recorded in early 2008
On a quarterly basis:
- the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Q4 2013 was 1% lower than in the previous quarter (Q3 2013)
- the volumes of retail sales in both the predominantly food and non-food sectors were 1% lower than in the previous quarter