03 December 2014
On an annual basis:
- the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Jersey in Q3 2014 was 1% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2013, representing the first increase in total volume on an annual basis for a year and a half
- the volume of retail sales in the predominantly food sector was 3% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2013
- the volume of retail sales in the predominantly non-food sector was at the same level as in the corresponding quarter of 2013 and a sixth (16%) lower than the peak volume recorded six years previously, in Q2 2008
On a quarterly basis:
- the seasonally adjusted total volume of retail sales in Q3 2014 was 1½ % higher than in the previous quarter (Q2 2014), representing the first quarterly increase in total volume for more than two years
- the volume of retail sales in the predominantly food sector was 1% higher than in the previous quarter (Q2 2014)
- the volume of retail sales in the predominantly non-food sector was almost 2% higher than in the previous quarter (Q2 2014)
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