The Central Statistics Office has published information on retail sales for July 2016 (provisional) and June 2016 (final).
According to the data, the volume of retail sales (excluding Motor Trades & Bars) decreased by 0.4% from June to July, and there was an increase of 2.7% in the annual figure.
Food, Beverages & Tobacco saw a 0.9% decrease in volume from June to July, with Clothing, Footwear & Textiles also decreasing by 2.5%, Pharmaceuticals, Medical & Cosmetic Articles decreasing by 0.6%, and Books, Newspapers & Stationery increasing by 2%.
The value of retail sales (excluding Motor Trades & Bars) dropped also by 0.3% from June to July, but there was an increase of 0.9% in the annual figure.
Food, Beverages & Tobacco decreased 1% in value from June to July, while Clothing, Footwear & Textiles decreased by 2.1%, Pharmaceuticals, Medical & Cosmetic Articles decreased by 0.3%, and Books, Newspapers & Stationery saw an increase of 1.6%.
All figures exclude price effects.
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