Retail sales turnover down

First Published:	02/07/2010 17:09:29
The turnover index in the retail sector fell 0.4 pct in April compared with the same month last year, after a decline of 14.2 pct recorded in April 2009, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday. Th statistics service also announced that the volume index in the retail sector dropped 5.8 pct in April, compared with the same month last year, after a decline of 15 pct recorded in April 2009. The statistics service attributed this decline to a 14.3 pct rise in pharmaceutical-cosmetics shops, a 4.3 pct decline in supermarkets, a 20.2 pct fall in department stores, a 20.9 pct drop in clothing-footwear and a 7.9 pct decline in furniture-electrical appliances.
Source:  Athens News Agency http://www.ana.gr

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