09 June 2010
Jersey's latest retail sales figures have been released by the Statistics Unit.
The Retail Sales Survey for Quarter 1 (Q1) 2010 shows that:
- the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in Q1 2010 was 1% lower than in the same quarter of 2009
- Q1 2010 represents the sixth successive quarter that the total volume of retail sales has fallen on an annual basis
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly food stores in Q1 2010 was 3% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2009
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly non-food stores in Q1 2010 was 5% lower than in Q1 2009, representing the smallest annual rate of decrease for 4 quarters
The survey was launched in April 2007 and collects information on the performance of the Island's retail sector on a quarterly basis. It provides an early short term measure of economic activity in Jersey, with the main measures being total value and total volume estimates in seasonally adjusted form.
Download Retail Sales Quarter 1 2010 report (size 102kb)
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