| Seasonally Adjusted Retail Sales Index - All Businesses | ||
| (Base Year 2015 = 100) | ||
| Volume Index | Value Index | |
| May 2018 | 115.8 | 109.2 |
| April 2019 | 119.9 | 112.4 |
| May 2019 | 117.0 | 109.8 |
| Monthly % change | -2.4 | -2.3 |
| Annual % change | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Seasonally adjusted there was a decrease of 2.4% in the volume of retail sales in the month of May, with an annual increase of 1.1%. See Table 1. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was a decrease of 1.0% in the volume of retail sales in May 2019 when compared with April 2019 and there was an increase of 3.6% in the annual figure. See Table 2.
The sectors with the largest monthly volume decreases were Food, Beverages & Tobacco (-5.3%) and Fuel (-5.1%). The sectors with the largest month on month volume increases were Bars (+4.5%) and Electrical Goods (+2.7%). See Table 3.
There was a decrease of 2.3% in the value of retail sales in May 2019 when compared with April 2019 and there was an annual increase of 0.6% when compared with May 2018. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was a decrease of 1.6% in the value of retail sales in the month and an increase of 2.1% in the annual figure.
Unadjusted indices are available on CSO Statbank.
