Summary
In December, the year-on-year change rate of services turnover index, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, was  15.4% (-11.9% in the previous month). In the 4th quarter of 2011, the year-on-year change rate of this index was  12.1% (-5.9% in the 3rd quarter). For the year 2011, the retail trade turnover index decreased 6.9% (change rate of 2.2% in the previous year). Employment, wages and salaries and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, registered year-on-year change rates of -5.7%, -8.4% and -6.1% in December, respectively (change rates of -5.3%,  3.1% and -5.0% in the previous month).