Summary
The retail trade turnover index (seasonally adjusted and at constant prices) registered a year-on-year change rate of -5.2% in June (-4.4% in May). The year-on-year change rates of the indices of employment, of the number of hours worked adjusted for working days and of wages and salaries were -6.0%, -6.8% and -5.3%, respectively. In the 2nd quarter 2012 retail trade sales presented a year-on-year change rate of -6.5% (the same rate was observed in the previous quarter).