Monthly figures detailh., turnover, price and volume developments 1994-2000

The purpose of the retail sales statistics is, among other things, to monthly record sales developments in the retail sector. These current turnover indicators are important for policy definition from government, business organisations and enterprises. The changes that occur in money turnover are closely linked to changes in prices and/or quantities of the items sold. This means, for example, that a positive turnover development is not it is necessary to be the result of an increase in the quantity of items sold, but may also be caused by price increases. That is why it is important that in addition to turnover indices, price indices and resulting quantity indices to be published. Data available from 1994 Frequency: discontinued as of 30 October 2003.