Summary
The retail trade turnover index (seasonally adjusted and at constant prices) registered a year-on-year change rate of  -2.1% in September 2013 (-0.4% in the previous month). In the 3rd quarter 2013, the year-on-year change rate was  -1.3% (-2.8% in the second quarter 2013). In September, the year-on-year change rates of the indices of employment, number of hours worked adjusted for working days and wages and salaries were -4.1%, -5.2% and -5.0%, respectively (-4.0%, -5.3% and -4.8% in August, by the same order).