10 March 2010
The Retail Sales Survey 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.
Latest figures for Quarter 4 2009
- the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in Q4 2009 was 2% lower than in the same quarter of 2008
- Q4 2009 represents the fifth successive quarter that the total volume of retail sales has fallen on an annual basis
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly non-food stores in Q4 2009 was 6% lower than in the corresponding quarter of 2008
- the volume of retail sales in predominantly food stores in Q4 2009 was 3% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2008
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