Real turnover growth of 1.3%- Retail trade turnover growth in May 2010

Month-on-month change (excluding fuel)
Excluding fuel, the retail sector showed a seasonally adjusted increase in real turnover of 1.1% (in nominal terms +0.3%) compared with April 2010. Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered an increase of 0.3% (in nominal terms -0.1%). The non-food sector showed positive growth of 0.5% (in nominal terms +0.2%).

Year-on-year change (excluding fuel)
Year-on-year in May 2010, the retail sector showed an increase in real turnover of 3.6% compared with May 2009 (in nominal terms +2.3%). Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered an increase in real turnover of 2.6% (in nominal terms +1.9%). The non-food sector registered positive growth of 4.6% (in nominal terms +2.6%).

Contact
Bundesamt für Statistik BFS Christian Furger, tel.: +41 32 71 36013 fax: +41 32 71 36346 info@bfs.admin.ch www.bfs.admin.ch

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