Measured in real terms (constant 2008 prices), seasonally adjusted retail trade sales rose 1,8% in June 2010 compared with May 2010. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,3% in May 2010 and -0,2% in April 2010.

In real terms, retail trade sales rose by 7,4% in June 2010 compared with June 2009. In June 2010 the highest annual real growth rate was recorded for ‘retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment’ (17,7%), followed by ‘retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods’ (13,1%) and ‘retailers in pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries’ (7,9%).

The main contributors to the annual quarter-on-quarter increase of 4,9% were ‘retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods’ (8,5% and contributing 1,7 percentage points), ‘general dealers’ (4,5% and contributing 1,7 percentage points) and ‘retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment’ (18,1% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).