Quarter 3 (Q3) 2015

On an annual basis:

• the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Jersey in Q3 2015 was almost 2% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2014, representing the fifth consecutive quarter for which an increase in the total volume of retail sales has been recorded on an annual basis
• the volume of retail sales in the predominantly food sector was almost 1% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2014
• the volume of retail sales in the predominantly non-food sector was 2% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2014 and 14% lower than the peak volume recorded in mid-2008

On a quarterly basis:

• the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Q3 2015 was marginally higher (by around 0.5%) than in Q2 2015
• the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in the predominantly food sector was at the same level as in Q2 2015
• the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in the non food sector in Q2 2015 was 1% higher than in Q2 2015