SEPTEMBER 2022 43 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN More information is available at: Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in retail trade – August 2022 30 September 2022 Retail trade sales increased by 5.4% in volume In August 2022, the Retail Trade sector recorded the following year-on-year rates of change: • +5.4% concerning the retail trade turnover index (RTTI)1 (5.1% in the previous month), which includes: » -0.2% (-0.6 p.p. compared to July) in Food Products; and » +9.9% (+1.0 p.p. compared to July) in Non-Food Products; • +3.7% in the employment index (3.8% in the previous month); • +8.8% in the wages and salaries index (9.7% in the previous month); • +3.9% in the hours worked index 2 (2.5% in the previous month). In August, the month-on-month rate of change of the RTTI was +1.0% (the same value as the previous month). In nominal terms, the RTTI went from a year-on-year rate of change of 15.0% in July to 14.9% in August, continuing to show the quite significant effects of price growth. 5.4% -0.2% 9.9% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products 3.9% 5.9% 2.4% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Total Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products 1 Total index, deflated and adjusted of seasonal and calendar effects. 2 Hours worked index adjusted of calendar effects. Turnover in Retail Trade (year-on-year rate of change, %) Hours worked (year-on-year rate of change, %)
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