HELLENIC REPUBLIC

HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY

Piraeus, 18 June 2021

PRESS RELEASE

EVOLUTION OF TURNOVER OF ENTERPRISES IN

RETAIL TRADE

APRIL 2021

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) with this sectoral publication, presents in detail the evolution of the sales/turnover of all classes of activity of the retail trade section. Retail trade is the basic business model of the modern consumer supply chain, through the resale of material goods or services and the promotion of products for profit.

Therefore, retail trade has always been an important productive tertiary sector of the Greek economy with a significant contribution to the Gross Domestic Product.

At the same time, and during the recent circumstances, the monitoring of the evolution of the size of the retail trade activity classes is important, given the direct and indirect effects due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

In addition, monitoring the aggregates of the retail trade, leads to conclusions on the evolution of consumption (in terms of volume, characteristics, preferences and substitution of products) of the Greek society, the citizens and the enterprises of the country.

This current publication is part of the sequel of the Press Releases published by ELSTAT (link PR) since April 2020, incorporating the most recent data on turnover from Administrative Sources for April 2021.

A corresponding publication has been scheduled and is released by ELSTAT on a monthly basis, throughout the whole period during which the regular monitoring of the turnover of the retail trade enterprises remains relevant and warranted.

In particular, ELSTAT announces a) data on a quarterly basis, on turnover for all enterprisesclassified in the activity classes of the retail trade divisions (45 and 47 of the NACE Rev.2 classification), b) turnover data on a monthly basis for all enterprises obliged to double-entryaccounting bookkeepingclassified in the activity classes of the retail trade divisions (45 and 47 of the NACE Rev.2 classification) and c) turnover data for the five biggest enterprises, for each of the 10 largest classes, in terms of 2018 turnover, of the retail trade divisions (45 and 47 of NACE Rev.2 classification).

Starting from the press release published in May 2021 (reference period March and 1st quarter 2021) an updated framework, for the determination of the enterprises classified in the classes of activity of the retail trade section, is used which occurs from the linking at micro-datalevel of administrative transactions files of the reference years 2019, 2020 and 2021and of the final Statistical Business Register, of the reference year 2018, that provides a standardized set of data, harmonized with European classifications.

Information on methodological issues:Business Statistics Division Registers and Big Enterprises Section Head of Section: Adamantia Georgostathi Tel.: +30 213 135 2043

e-mail:a.georgostathi@statistics.gr

Information on data provision:Tel.: +30 213 135 2022, 2308, 2310 E-mail:data.dissem@statistics.gr

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  1. All enterprises classified in the activity classes of the retail trade divisions obliged to double-entry accounting bookkeeping (Table 2)

For the enterprises in retail trade divisions obliged to double-entry accounting bookkeeping, for which data are available on a monthly basis, the turnover in April 2021 amounted to 2.8 billion euro, recording an increase of 52.0% in comparison with April 2020, when the respective turnover was 1.8 billion euro and an increase of 18.7% in comparison with March 2021, when the respective turnover was 2.3 billion euro.

The activities that recorded the biggest increasein turnover in April 2021 compared with April 2020 are:

  • Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores, increase 1,000.0%.
  • Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores, increase 530.8%.

There are no activities recording decrease in turnover in April 2021 compared with April 2020.

Presentation of activities with biggest rates of change

The classes of economic activity "Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores" and "Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores" which recorded the biggest increase in turnover in April 2021 compared with April 2020 include

  1. the retail sales of used books, used objects and antiques as well as the activities of auctions houses and b) retail sale of games and toys made of all material respectively.

The main characteristics of the enterprises that belong to these economic classes, with turnover data in April 2021according to the final Statistical Business Register, with reference year 2018, are the following:

Number of

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Enterprises with

Enterprises

able to conduct

Persons

turnover data in

Branches

electronic

employed

April 2021

transactions (*)

Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores

11

15

1

38

Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores

50

189

8

5,046

(*) The number of enterprises able to conduct electronic transactions refers to the year 2019 and is derived from administrative files.

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b. 5 biggest enterprises for the 10 largest classes of the retail trade divisions, based on the 2018 turnover (Tables 3, 4)

Based on the turnover data of the final Statistical Business Register 2018, the 10 largest classes of economic activity in the retail trade divisions are:

  • Sale of cars and light motor vehicles
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
  • Other retail sale in non-specialized stores
  • Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores
  • Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores
  • Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialized stores
  • Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores and
  • Dispensing chemist in specialized stores

The activities that recorded the biggest increasein turnover in April 2021 compared with April 2020 are:

  • Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores, increase 612.8%.
  • Other retail sale in non-specialized stores1, increase 381.3%.

There are no activities recording decrease in turnover in April 2021 compared with April 2020.

1 The economic activity class "Other retail sale in non-specialized stores" includes:

  1. the retail sale of a large variety of goods of which food products, beverages or tobacco are not predominant
  2. activities of department stores carrying a general line of merchandise, including wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics, jewellery, toys, sports goods etc.

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Table 1: Turnover for the total of enterprisesin all classes of the retail trade divisions (divisions 45 and 47 of NACE Rev.2 classification)

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

TURNOVER

Annual

Quarterly

(in thousand €)

Rate of Change (%)

Rate of Change (%)

Code

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

1st Quarter 2020/

1st Quarter 2021 /

NACE

Description

2019

2020

2020

2021

2020/2019

2021/2020

4th Quarter 2019

4th Quarter 2020

Rev.2

4511

Sale of cars and light motor vehicles

1,164,373

948,632

1,115,120

1,107,540

-4.2

16.8

-18.5

-0.7

4519

Sale of other motor vehicles

89,770

71,325

105,768

81,747

17.8

14.6

-20.5

-22.7

4520

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

321,047

249,578

296,829

258,616

-7.5

3.6

-22.3

-12.9

4531

Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

308,550

332,227

-4.7

401,385

382,320

7.7

-23.1

-13.1

4532

Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

104,902

117,927

85,001

85,199

-11.0

0.2

-27.9

-18.8

4540

Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and

109,289

89,679

102,161

97,444

-6.5

8.7

-17.9

-4.6

accessories

4711

Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco

3,764,101

3,497,172

4,106,933

3,453,175

9.1

-1.3

-7.1

-15.9

predominating

4719

Other retail sale in non-specialized stores

700,832

477,853

547,527

413,342

-21.9

-13.5

-31.8

-24.5

4721

Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialized stores

83,945

82,875

92,897

82,519

10.7

-0.4

-1.3

-11.2

4722

Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialized stores

297,384

231,635

303,632

221,870

2.1

-4.2

-22.1

-26.9

4723

Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialized stores

44,077

45,611

44,428

51,233

0.8

12.3

3.5

15.3

4724

Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar

160,003

119,110

130,275

103,234

-18.6

-13.3

-25.6

-20.8

confectionery in specialized stores

4725

Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores

37,344

24,670

32,123

21,734

-14.0

-11.9

-33.9

-32.3

4726

Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores

55,884

42,027

53,505

43,187

-4.3

2.8

-24.8

-19.3

4729

Other retail sale of food in specialized stores

120,632

103,828

117,863

104,443

-2.3

0.6

-13.9

-11.4

4730

Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores

1,852,255

1,622,551

1,261,432

1,280,975

-31.9

-21.1

-12.4

1.5

4741

Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialized

228,630

149,079

270,147

193,761

18.2

30.0

-34.8

-28.3

stores

4742

Retail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialized stores

155,634

94,173

156,453

100,768

0.5

7.0

-39.5

-35.6

4743

Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores

17,255

10,553

15,972

12,387

-7.4

17.4

-38.8

-22.4

4751

Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores

102,507

68,675

86,306

66,348

-15.8

-3.4

-33.0

-23.1

4752

Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores

348,223

220,909

314,907

221,286

-9.6

0.2

-36.6

-29.7

4753

Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialized

19,791

6,751

14,052

5,587

-29.0

-17.2

-65.9

-60.2

stores

4754

Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialized stores

406,529

247,855

319,090

235,580

-21.5

-5.0

-39.0

-26.2

4759

Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household

226,221

133,765

166,542

120,321

-26.4

-10.1

-40.9

-27.8

articles in specialized stores

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Table 1: Turnover for the total of enterprisesin all classes of the retail trade divisions (divisions 45 and 47 of NACE Rev.2 classification) (continue)

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

TURNOVER

Annual

Quarterly

(in thousand €)

Rate of Change (%)

Rate of Change (%)

Code

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

1st Quarter

1st Quarter 2020/

1st Quarter 2021/

NACE

Description

2019

2020

2020

2021

2020/2019

2021/2020

4th Quarter 2019

4th Quarter 2020

Rev.2

4761

Retail sale of books in specialized stores

56,470

32,611

54,307

29,376

-3.8

-9.9

-42.3

-45.9

4762

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialized stores

37,794

24,399

35,333

24,650

-6.5

1.0

-35.4

-30.2

4763

Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialized stores

2,157

1,350

1,492

1,120

-30.8

-17.0

-37.4

-24.9

4764

Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialized stores

99,942

113,688

104,410

137,561

-17.4

4.5

-27.3

-8.2

4765

Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores

306,995

146,817

178,612

116,343

-41.8

-20.8

-52.2

-34.9

4771

Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores

813,883

462,776

392,255

321,159

-51.8

-30.6

-43.1

-18.1

4772

Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialized stores

139,345

75,211

70,230

50,277

-49.6

-33.2

-46.0

-28.4

4773

Dispensing chemist in specialized stores

983,727

984,329

1,029,160

916,224

4.6

-6.9

0.1

-11.0

4774

Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialized stores

28,142

23,113

26,633

24,728

-5.4

7.0

-17.9

-7.2

4775

Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores

272,467

162,629

149,666

95,791

-45.1

-41.1

-40.3

-36.0

4776

Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and

121,797

114,256

130,367

129,307

7.0

13.2

-6.2

-0.8

pet food in specialized stores

4777

Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores

106,769

48,219

60,230

37,044

-43.6

-23.2

-54.8

-38.5

4778

Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores

227,151

183,918

154,130

154,228

-32.1

-16.1

-19.0

0.1

4779

Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores

3,136

1,961

1,880

1,310

-40.1

-33.2

-37.5

-30.3

4781

Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco

32,859

25,148

28,351

21,165

-13.7

-15.8

-23.5

-25.3

products

4782

Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear

3,253

1,223

1,273

1,419

-60.9

16.0

-62.4

11.5

4789

Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods

12,137

7,575

9,525

6,171

-21.5

-18.5

-37.6

-35.2

4791

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

129,684

102,838

162,998

147,264

25.7

43.2

-20.7

-9.7

4799

Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

40,088

35,990

30,963

30,213

-22.8

-16.1

-10.2

-2.4

Total

14,280,453

11,466,162

12,772,277

10,906,722

-10.6

-4.9

-19.7

-14.6

Notes:

  • The table and the total include the turnover of the economic class "4531: Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories", given that several enterprises classified in this class have as secondary activity retail trade
    and in order to present all classes of division "45: Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles".
  • Enterprises with single-entry accounting bookkeeping are obliged to submit data to tax authorities on a quarterly basis, while enterprises with double-entry accounting bookkeeping are obliged to submit data on a monthly basis. Therefore, for the total of enterprises, data are available only on a quarterly basis.

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