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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 5 NOVEMBER, 2008

NUMBER: 4.1.1/9.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

RETAIL TRADE
SEPTEMBER 2008

 

 

In September 2008, the total turnover of all legal entities, with retail trade or repair of personal and household goods as a prevailing activity, was nominally by 6.9% and really by 7.5% lower than in August 2008. As compared to September 2007, it was nominally by 7.9% and really by 1.4% higher.

 

In September 2008, the retail trade turnover realised by all legal entities engaged in this activity, irrespective of their prevailing activity, was nominally by 6.7% and really by 7.3% lower than in August 2008.

 

 

1.     NOMINAL AND REAL TURNOVER INDICES, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITY, ACCORDING TO NKD 2002.,
        SEPTEMBER 2008

 

Total turnover

Retail trade turnover

 

IX. 2008.
VIII. 2008.

IX. 2008.
IX. 2007.

I. ― IX. 2008.
I. ― IX. 2007.

IX. 2008.
VIII. 2008.

IX. 2008.
IX. 2007.

I. ― IX. 2008.
I. ― IX. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Nominally

-

-

-

93,3

109,0

108,0

   Really

-

-

-

92,7

102,4

100,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52     Retail trade, except of trade of motor
        vehicles and motorcycles; repair of
        personal and household goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Nominally

93,1

107,9

107,8

93,8

108,4

108,7

          Really

92,5

101,4

100,4

93,2

101,9

101,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Nominally

-

-

-

92,7

109,6

107,2

          Really

-

-

-

92,1

103,0

99,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price indices in retail trade

100,6

106,4

107,4

100,6

106,4

107,4

 

2.   TURNOVER INDICES, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITY, ACCORDING TO NKD 2002., SEPTEMBER 2008 (nominally)

 

 

Total turnover

Retail trade turnover

IX. 2008.
VIII. 2008.

IX. 2008.
IX. 2007.

I. ― IX. 2008.
I. ― IX. 2007.

IX. 2008.
VIII. 2008.

IX. 2008.
IX. 2007.

I. ― IX. 2008.
I. ― IX. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

-

-

-

93,3

109,0

108,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

Retail trade, except of trade of
motor vehicles and motorcycles;
repair of personal and household
goods

93,1

107,9

107,8

93,8

108,4

108,7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.1 – 4

Sale, maintenance and repair of
motor vehicles

102,3

93,4

101,2

100,5

96,6

102,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50. 5

Retail trade of automotive fuel

90,5

116,0

128,3

85,8

115,2

118,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.1 – 6

Retail trade

92,9

107,8

107,8

93,7

108,4

108,7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.11

Retail sale in non-specialized stores
with food, beverages and tobacco
predominating

76,2

106,3

107,3

80,0

107,8

109,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.12

Other retail sale in non-specialised
stores

95,1

108,7

106,5

93,4

109,2

108,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.2

Retail sale of food, beverages and
tobacco in specialised stores

92,8

106,6

102,7

93,6

118,9

116,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.3

Retail sale of pharmaceutical and
medical goods, cosmetic and toilet
articles

108,7

109,0

109,3

108,5

109,5

109,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.41 – 3

Retail sale of textiles, clothing,
footwear and leather goods

142,7

99,7

105,3

145,4

101,6

105,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.44 – 6

Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles, electrical household appliances and radio and television goods, hardware, paints and glass

114,5

111,1

108,9

108,0

107,1

103,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.47 – 8

Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationery and products
n. e. c.

112,5

114,4

117,3

121,1

118,3

117,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other activities

-

-

-

92,7

109,6

107,2

 

 

3.     TURNOVER INDICES IN RETAIL TRADE, BY BRANCHES, SEPTEMBER 2008 (nominally)

 

 

Structure

%

IX. 2008.

IX. 2008.
VIII. 2008.

IX. 2008.
IX. 2007.

I. ― IX. 2008.
I. ― IX. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

100,0

93,3

109,0

108,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

Motor vehicles

4,7

103,1

92,8

99,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

Parts and accessories for motor vehicles

2,0

106,0

113,9

108,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

04

Motorcycles and related parts and accessories

0,1

76,4

84,3

115,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

05

Automotive fuels

19,4

80,9

115,7

114,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Non-specialised stores with food, beverages
or tobacco predominating

26,2

82,4

108,9

110,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Other non-specialised stores

12,0

98,0

109,1

107,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

Fruit and vegetables

0,2

59,0

83,2

96,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Meat and meat products

0,7

82,9

104,3

109,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs

0,1

58,4

108,5

100,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Bread, cakes, flour confectionary and sugar confectionary

0,3

90,3

99,5

104,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Alcoholic and other beverages

1,3

77,6

111,0

98,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

Tobacco products

0,7

93,8

102,3

99,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Other food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

0,5

100,4

113,0

104,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Dispensing chemists

3,3

111,1

107,6

108,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Medical and orthopaedic goods

0,3

125,7

141,7

118,7

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

Cosmetic and toilet articles

1,9

104,5

110,6

111,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

Textiles

0,5

120,9

102,8

100,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

Clothing

3,2

143,1

107,9

110,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

Footwear and leather goods

1,4

127,0

95,0

101,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment
and household articles n. e. c.

2,9

107,2

102,1

102,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Electrical household appliances

2,1

112,5

109,0

102,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

Hardware, paints and glass

5,3

111,0

113,4

106,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

Books, newspapers and stationery

3,9

97,4

112,7

103,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

Other retail sale in specialised stores

6,1

118,1

109,0

102,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores

0,0

132,4

31,0

67,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

Retail sale via mail order houses

0,4

111,4

93,5

106,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

Retail sale via stalls and markets

0,0

134,0

98,0

93,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

Other non-store retail sale

0,8

111,2

95,2

94,1

 

 

4.     RETAIL TURNOVER AND PRICE INDICES, BY MONTHS

 

2007.

2008.

Chain indices

Indices month/Æ 2000

Chain indices

Indices month/Æ 2000

Nominal

Price

Real

Nominal

Price

Real

Nominal

Price

Real

Nominal

Price

Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.

77,0

100,0

77,0

143,1

113,6

126,0

79,2

100,4

78,9

157,0

121,9

128,8

II.

98,8

100,2

98,6

141,4

113,8

124,2

102,9

99,6

103,3

161,6

121,4

133,1

III.

120,0

100,9

118,9

169,6

114,7

147,9

111,6

100,9

110,6

180,5

122,5

147,3

I. – III.

-

-

-

151,4

114,0

132,7

-

-

-

166,4

121,9

136,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

106,0

101,1

104,8

179,8

116,0

155,0

106,6

100,9

105,6

192,3

123,6

155,6

V.

103,4

100,7

102,7

185,9

116,9

159,0

106,3

101,5

104,7

204,5

125,5

162,9

VI.

100,0

99,4

100,6

185,9

116,2

159,9

100,0

100,8

99,2

204,4

126,5

161,6

I. – VI.

-

-

-

167,6

115,2

145,3

-

-

-

183,4

123,6

148,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

112,8

98,8

114,2

209,6

114,8

182,6

111,8

99,1

112,8

228,5

125,3

182,3

VIII.

102,9

100,6

102,3

215,7

115,6

186,6

93,9

99,4

94,5

214,5

124,6

172,1

IX.

85,1

101,9

83,5

183,5

117,8

155,7

93,3

100,6

92,7

200,0

125,4

159,5

I. – IX.

-

-

-

179,4

115,5

155,2

-

-

-

193,7

124,1

155,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X.

104,1

100,6

103,5

191,0

118,5

161,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI.

91,8

101,3

90,6

175,3

119,9

146,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII.

113,0

101,2

111,7

198,2

121,4

163,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. – XII.

-

-

-

181,6

116,6

155,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Data in this Release are based on the Monthly Report on Retail Trade (TRG-1 form). This survey has been carried out since

1 January 1998.

 

Method of data collection

 

Methodology for this survey is based on the Eurostat recommendations. Reporting units are business entities classified by their prevailing activity into retail trade or into repair of personal and household goods (section 52 of the NKD 2002.). Selected business entities engaged in other activities, executing the above-mentioned ones, are also included. Persons employed in crafts and trades are excluded.

 

Since 1 January 2004, the sample framework and the stratification of sample units by size have been changed

 

Since 1 January 2007, active legal entities and parts thereof, which are, in the Register of Business Entities of the Central Bureau of Statistics, registered in the NKD 2002. section G and their activity status confirmed according to the data base of the Register of Tax Payers (the annual income tax registration for 2005) as well as according to data of the Register of Annual (2005) and Quarterly Financial Reports of the Fina (January – September 2006), have been selected as a sample framework.

 

The framework also includes other legal entities that submit reports for regular surveys of the distributive trade statistics.

 

In addition, 1 January 2007 saw another change, the criteria for defining the size of a business entity, that is, the number of persons in employment. Concerning business entities engaged primarily in non-trade activities, the number of persons in employment in trade activities is taken into account.

 

Due to all these changes, indices calculated on the basis of a previous year may sometimes show unusual changes at lower aggregate levels.

 

Coverage

 

The Survey is carried out by using a sampling method. The evaluation of the whole group is based on the results obtained through samples. The sample covers all large and medium-sized business entities, while micro-sized and small business entities are selected by random sample method.

 

The quality of results obtained by this survey depends strictly on the updating of registers, which represents the framework for the selection of the sample.

 

The sample is divided into strata according to the prevailing activity and the size of the business entity.

 

Business entities are divided by prevailing activity on the basis of the NKD 2002. (NN, No. 13/03). By size, they are divided into micro-sized, small, medium-sized and large ones.

 

Micro-sized business entities employ 0 – 9, small ones 10 – 49, medium-sized ones 50 – 249 and large ones 250 and more persons.

 

Definitions

 

Turnover is a total value of all goods sold and services provided on the market in a month, irrespective of whether paid up or not. It also includes the value added tax. Tables 1 and 2 show indices of the total turnover realised by business entities in all the activities they are engaged in, as well as turnover indices realised through retail trade activities. Data on the total turnover and on retail trade turnover have been obtained from business entities that are classified by their prevailing activity into retail trade or repair of personal and household goods (section 52 of the NKD 2002.).

 

Business entities with a prevailing activity outside section 52 of the NKD 2002. presented only retail trade turnover.

 

Data on the retail trade turnover are presented in two ways: either according to the prevailing activity in which business entities are classified (tables 1 and 2) or according to the trade branches (table 3). Trade branches are the actual prevailing assortment of sale in the retail trade, where goods are also classified according to the NKD 2002.

 

Results are shown in the form of nominal and real indices. Real indices are calculated by deflating nominal indices by price index of goods in retail trade, excluding the electricity price.

 

 

Abbreviations

 

n. e. c.         not elsewhere classified

Fina             Financial Agency

NKD 2002.   National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NN               Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence