22 September 2010
Jersey's latest retail sales figures have been released by the Statistics Unit.
The Retail Sales Survey for Quarter 2 (Q2) 2010 shows that:
- the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in Q2 2010 was almost the same as a year previously
- the decrease in volume of 0.2% represents the smallest annual fall for almost 2 years
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly food stores in Q2 2010 was 5% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2009
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly non-food stores in Q2 2010 was 3% lower than the corresponding quarter of 2009
Retail sales report for quarter 2 2010 (government and administration section)