Retail trade growth The growth in non-food turnover fell in 2009 by -8.0%
The turnover in the retail trade increased annually between 2006 and 2009 by more than 3%. However, in 2009 the growth in turnover fell by -4.1%. The drop is mainly down to negative growth in non-food: -8.0%. Expenditure on food did rise by 1.1% in 2009, although that percentage was lower than in previous years.
Retail trade growth
|
Growth in comparison with the previous period
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
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2008
|
2009
|
|
Retail trade
|
-0,4
|
4,5
|
4,2
|
3,4
|
-4,1
|
|
Non-food
|
0,9
|
3,1
|
4,1
|
1,3
|
-8,0
|
|
Food
|
-2,2
|
6,5
|
4,0
|
6,7
|
1,1 |
Bron: Trades Council for the Retail Trade (HBD)
