Monthly Statistical Bulletin, march 2022

2022 Edition 24 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN 1 Total index, calendar and seasonally adjusted, deflated 2 Index of hours worked adjusted of calendar effects. Turnover in Retail Trade year-on-year rate of change (%) Hours worked year-on-year rate of change (%) Retail trade sales increased by 13.9% In February 2022, the following year-on-year rates of change were recorded in the Retail Trade sector: • Turnover index1: 13.9% (10.0% in the previous month); This growth originated in a base effect, which was particularly intense in non-food trade, as the retail trade turnover index contracted by 14.2% in February 2021, a month marked by the confinement at the beginning of the previous year due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic; • Employment index: 4.6% (3.5% in january); • Wages and salaries index: 6.9% (6.8% in January); • Hours worked index2: 20.7% (7.1% in January). The month-on-month rate of change in the retail trade turnover index in February was 2.2% (-3.1% in the previous month). More information is available at: Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in retail trade – February 2022 31 March 2022 13.9% -2.4% 30.4% -30.0% -20.0% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products 20.7% 6.7% 33.4% -40.0% -30.0% -20.0% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22

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