The ONS Retail Sales bulletin for December 2009 shows an increase in both value and volume of retail sales. The value of sales increased by 3.6% and the volume 2.1% in December 2009 compared with December 2008.
The 3.6% increase in value was made up of 2.4% from food stores, 0.7% from non-food stores and 0.5% from non-store retail and repair. The 2.1% increase in volume was made up of 1.2% from food stores, 0.2% from non-food stores and 0.6% from non-store retailing and repair.
Food stores saw an increase of 4.9% in value in December, non-food stores a 1.6% increase, within which households was the main contributor with a 3.5% increase, then textiles, clothing and footwear with a 2% rise. Food stores saw a 2.8% increase in volume and non-food stores a 0.7% increase.
Prices rose by 1.2% in December. The value of Internet retail sales was £346 million or 4.9& of total retail sales.
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