Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2022

AUGUST 2022 47 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN More information is available at: Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in retail trade – July 2022 30 August 2022 Retail trade sales increased by 4.8% in volume In July 2022, the Retail Trade sector registered the following year-on-year rates of change: • +4.8% concerning the retail trade turnover index (RTTI)1 (3.4% in the previous month): » +0.3% (+1.1 p.p. compared to June) in Food Products; » +8.4% (+1.8 p.p. vis-à-vis the previous month) in Non-Food Products; • +3.9% in the employment index (2.8% in the previous month); • +6.5% in the wages and salaries index (5.8% in the previous month); • +2.3% in the hours worked index2 (0.9% in the previous month). In July, the month-on-month rate of change regarding the RTTI was +0.7% (-2.5% in June). In nominal terms, the growth rate of the RTTI fell from 15.3% in June to 14.7% in July, continuing to show the quite significant effects of price growth. Mar-22 Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products 4.8% 0.3% 8.4% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Abr-22 Mai-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products 1 Total index, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, deflated. 2 Index of hours worked adjusted for calendar effects. Turnover in Retail Trade (year-on-year rate of change, %) Hours worked (year-on-year rate of change, %)

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