Retail Trade - December 2015
Sales in retail trade increased by 5.9% in 2015
In December 2015, sales in retail trade after seasonal adjustment increased at constant prices by 0.6%, month-on-month (m-o-m). Working days adjusted sales increased by 5.5%, year‑on-year (y-o-y), non-adjusted by 6.7%. For the entire year 2015, sales in retail trade increased by 5.9%, y-o-y, which was the highest growth since 2008.
Seasonally adjusted sales in retail trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (CZ‑NACE 47) increased at constant prices by 0.6%, month-on-month. Sales adjusted for calendar effects increased by 5.5%, year-on-year; non-adjusted sales increased by 6.7% (there was one working day more in December 2015 than in December 2014). Non-adjusted sales for sale of automotive fuel increased by 12.5%, year-on-year, for non-food goods they increased by 6.5%, y-o-y, and for food by 5.5%.
The same as in previous months, sales grew the most in retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (by 16.7%). Increase of sales was reported by all assortment types of specialized non‑food stores, namely with dispensing chemist, medical and orthopaedic goods, and cosmetic and toilet articles (by 7.0%), with other household equipment (by 5.8%), clothing and footwear (by 5.3%), information and communication equipment (by 3.8%), and with cultural and recreation goods (by 2.0%). Growth of sales in retail trade was also contributed to by increased sale of food in both non-specialized and specialized stores (by 5.6% and 3.6%, respectively).
Seasonally adjusted sales for sale and repair of motor vehicles (CZ-NACE 45) increased at constant prices by 0.2%, m-o-m. Sales adjusted for calendar effects increased by 10.8%, y-o-y. Non-adjusted sales increased by 14.3%, y-o-y, sales for sale of motor vehicles (including spare parts) increased by 15.7% and for repair of motor vehicles by 9.5%.
International comparison of retail sales development in the EU Member States is available at: (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/short-term-business-statistics/publications/news-releases).
For the entire Q4 2015, sales in retail trade (CZ-NACE 47) increased at constant prices by 6.4%, y-o-y (in Q4 2015 there was one working day more compared to Q4 2014). Sales for automotive fuel increased by 10.6%, for non-food goods by 7.1%, and for food by 4.1%. In the automotive segment (CZ-NACE 45), sales increased by 12.7%; for sale of motor vehicles (including spare parts) sales increased by 13.6% and for repair of motor vehicles by 9.0%.
Data for December 2015 are preliminary. Final data for all months of 2015 will be available in June 2016 at the latest.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, phone number: (+420) 274 052 935,
Contact person: Jana Gotvaldová, phone number: (+420) 274 052 691,
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (SP1-12)
End of data collection: 27 January 2016
End of data processing: 1 February 2016
Related outputs: Fixed-base and y-o-y indices since 2000 and 2001 are available in time series (http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/sales_indices_monthly retail_trade_hotels_and_restaurants_time_series).
Next News Release will be published on: 14 March 2016
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Published: 04.02.2016
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.
Contact: Information Services Unit - Headquarters, tel.: +420 274 056 789, email: infoservis@czso.cz