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Retail Sales Increased 7.7% In March 2021
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 1.9% in March – the overall volume of retail sales increased 7.7% when compared to March 2020, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Wayne Furbert released the March... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 4.5% In February
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 1.2% in February – the overall volume of retail sales increased 4.5% when compared to February 2020, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. Liquor Stores recorded the largest volume increase of 20.4 per cent. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, the... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 5.8% In January
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 1.0% in January – the overall volume of retail sales increased 5.8% when compared to January 2020, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released... Read more of this article
Video: Minister Wayne Furbert On Retail Sales
[Updated] Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert is holding a press conference this morning [March 18] to provide a full overview of the 2020 retail sales economic activity. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The live broadcast has concluded and the 18-minute replay is below Update... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 7% In November
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 0.9% in November – the overall volume of retail sales increased 7% when compared to November 2019, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 7.9% In October
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, measured at 0.8% in October, the overall volume of retail sales increased 7.9% when compared to October 2019, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released the October... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 5.9% In September
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 0.7% in September – the overall volume of retail sales increased 5.9% when compared to September 2019, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP released... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 9.2% In August 2020
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 0.7% in August – the overall volume of retail sales increased 9.2% when compared to August 2019, according to the recently released Retail Sales Index. Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert said, “The retail sales growth in August provided some encouraging signs,... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Increased 1.5% In July 2020
Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the July 2020 Retail Sales Index publication from the Department of Statistics. The Minister explained, “After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, measured at negative 0.2 per cent in July, the overall volume of local retail sales increased 1.5 per cent. Meanwhile, total... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Decreased 6% In June 2020
Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the June 2020 Retail Sales Index publication from the Department of Statistics. The Minister explained, “After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, measured at 1.2 per cent in June, the overall volume of local retail sales decreased 6.0 per cent. Retail sales activity in... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Decreased 15% In May 2020
The May 2020 Retail Sales Index has been released, with the report stating that retail sales overall decreased 15%, while liquor stores recorded the largest volume increase of 19.6%. Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert said, “After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, measured at 1.3% in May, the overall volume of local retail... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Decreased 30.6% In April 2020
The overall volume of retail sales decreased 30.6% in April — when there were extensive restrictions due to the pandemic — and while most sectors saw substantial drops, such as apparel stores which decreased 97.1%, food and liquor sales were up, with food up 17.5%, while liquor sales were up 39.1%. These statistics were contained in the... Read more of this article
