Retail turnover over 7 percent up in October

Retail turnover data have been adjusted for changes in the shopping-day pattern. Retail sales tend to vary from one day to the next. If the shopping-day pattern is not taken into account, retail turnover in October 2020 was 8.8 percent higher than in the same month last year.

2015	January	1.4
2015	February	2.4
2015	March	1.4
2015	April	1.6
2015	May	1.4
2015	June	4
2015	July	2.9
2015	August	1
2015	September	5
2015	October	2.4
2015	November	1.1
2015	December	2.8
2016	January	1.5
2016	February	2.2
2016	March	1.5
2016	April	0.8
2016	May	3.5
2016	June	1.4
2016	July	2.8
2016	August	2.1
2016	September	0.4
2016	October	5.2
2016	November	5
2016	December	2.3
2017	January	5
2017	February	2.9
2017	March	4.6
2017	April	4.3
2017	May	3.8
2017	June	4.5
2017	July	4.5
2017	August	4.5
2017	September	5.8
2017	October	1.5
2017	November	5.4
2017	December	3.7
2018	January	3.6
2018	February	3
2018	March	1.7
2018	April	5.7
2018	May	3.7
2018	June	3.2
2018	July	3.8
2018	August	3.5
2018	September	1.9
2018	October	3.4
2018	November	4.2
2018	December	2.6
2019	January	1.5
2019	February	4.1
2019	March	4.1
2019	April	1.9
2019	May	2.6
2019	June	3.1
2019	July	3
2019	August	2.9
2019	September	4.4
2019	October	3.6
2019	November	2.4
2019	December	5.2
2020	January	3.6
2020	February	5
2020	March	3.3
2020	April	-1
2020	May	8.7
2020	June	10.4
2020	July	9.5
2020	August	10.4
2020	September	7.5
2020	October	7.1
*excluding petrol stations and pharmacies

Turnover in non-food sector 1.5 percent higher

In October, turnover in the non-food sector was up by 1.5 percent year-on-year. The volume of sales (adjusted for price changes) fell by 0.5 percent.

Shops selling DIY products, kitchens and flooring achieved the highest turnover growth in October. Turnover growth by shops selling furniture and home furnishings, shops selling recreational goods and shops selling consumer electronics and white goods was somewhat smaller. Turnover by shops selling personal care products was up as well.

After a small upturn in the previous months, shops selling footwear and leather products and clothes shops again experienced sharp declines in turnover in October. In 2020, turnover by clothes shops was not higher in any of the months compared to the same month in 2019.

Over 6 percent more turnover for shops selling food

In October 2020, shops selling food, beverages and tobacco achieved 6.3 percent more turnover than in the same month last year. The volume of sales increased by 3.7 percent. Supermarkets saw year-on-year turnover growth of 6.0 percent. At 8.1 percent, the turnover increase of specialist shops was well over 5 percent for the sixth month in a row.

Total food	6.3	5.5
Specialist shops	8.1	5.4
Supermarkets	6	5.5
Total non-food	1.5	6
DIY products, kitchens, flooring	23.4	20.4
Furniture and household articles	13.7	18.1
Consumer electronics	9.4	4.3
Recreational goods	6.9	11.2
Personal care products	3.5	1.6
Shoes and leather products	-17	-10.8
Clothes	-18.9	-7.1
* excluding petrol stations and pharmacies

Online turnover over 48 percent higher

In October 2020, online shops saw their turnover go up by 48.1 percent relative to October 2019. Web shops recorded a turnover increase of 42.5 percent; their core activity is selling goods and services over the Internet. Multichannelers (retailers selling goods and services over the Internet as a side activity) achieved 55.9 percent higher turnover in online sales.