Trade Turnover, Employment, Wages and Salaries and Hours worked Indexes
Retail Trade with a less negative year-on-year change rate
- March 2012
30 April 2012
Summary
The retail trade turnover index (seasonally adjusted and at constant prices) registered a year-on-year change rate of 4.8% in March (-8.3% in February). The indices of employment, of the number of hours worked adjusted for working days and of wages and salaries attained year-on-year change rates of -6.3%, -7.0% and -7.3%, respectively. In the 1st quarter 2012 retail trade sales presented a year-on-year change rate of -6.7% (-9.7% in the previous quarter).