PARIS (MNI) – The following is the text of the Bank of France’s
survey on retail trade for September:
Retail activity decreased slightly in September
Adjusted for seasonal and working day variations, retail sales
contracted by 0.5% compared with August.
Food sales eased by 1.2% and sales of industrial goods were down
0.9%. Textiles-clothing and footwear posted significant reductions.
Conversely, sales of new automobiles, automobile equipment,
pharmaceuticals and perfumes and hygiene products increased.
Sales at small retail stores were down 0.6% in September while the
large general retailers segment posted a minus 1.6% evolution.
Supermarket sales diminished by 1.4%, hypermarket sales by 1.7% and
distance sales by 0.8%.
To find out more: all of the series (seasonally-adjusted and
non-seasonally-adjusted data) are available on the Banque de Frances
website in itsWebstat database.
To consult the series:
http://webstat.banque-france.fr/en/browse.do?node=5384243
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