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Growth in retail sales
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2015-03-27T10:00:00.000Z
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Index of wholesale and retail sales, February 2015

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Growth in retail sales

The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales increased by 0.9 per cent from January to February this year. This follows a decrease of 0.7 per cent from December 2014 to January 2015.

Retail Sales indices, 2005=100Published 27 March 2015
February 2015Change in per cent
January 2015 - February 2015February 2014 - February 2015December 2013 / February 2014 - December 2014 / February 2015
 
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Seasonally adjusted numbers129.80.9
Retail sales volume index: Excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles and automotive fuel. Seasonally adjusted numbers135.00.7
Retail sales volume index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Workingday adjusted numbers109.31.71.9
Retail sales value index: Excluding sales of motor vehicles. Working days adjusted numbers120.93.23.1

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted and trend. 2005=100

Most industries had an increase in sales volume from January to February this year. Sales via mail order and the Internet, and sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores made a particular contribution to the growth during this period. Stores selling textiles, building equipment, electrical household appliances and household articles also contributed to the increase from January to February this year. Grocery stores and sales of telecommunication equipment and audio and video equipment on the other hand showed a decrease in sales volume during this period.

Working-day adjusted figures show that retail sales rose by 2.0 per cent in the period December 2014-February 2015 compared to the same three-month period in 2013-2014.