Retail Trade

INDICES OF VOLUME ON “RETAIL TRADE” AND “SALE
AND REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES” FOURTH QUARTER 2006

Volume Index Fourth quarter 2006 (1999=100)

Volume index of turnover on retail trade in the fourth quarter has resulted 224.9 percent against (1999=100). If we try to compare the value of volume index of turnover in the fourth quarter with the same quarter of previous year it’s increased 23.2 per cent. If we compare this quarter with previous quarter is increased 3.9 per cent. In the group “Books, newspapers, stationery in specialized stores” volume index in the fourth quarter is increased by 6.8 per cent compared with the same quarter of previous year. In the group” Clothing, footwear, leather goods” volume index of turnover in December is increased 23 percent compared with the previous month. In the group “Total sale and repair of motor vehicles” the volume index is decreased 8.6 percent compared, with the previous quarter. Inside “ Total sale and repair of motor vehicles” in the group “Retail sale of automotive fuel” volume index of turnover in December 2006 is increased with 7.3 per cent compared with November 2006. Employment index on “Retail trade” in the fourth quarter resulted 124 percent against (1999=100), so we see an increased by 26.3 per cent compared with the same period of previous year. In “Sale and repair of motor vehicles” the index resulted 237 percent against (1999=100) signing an increase of 25.6 percent against to the same period of previous year. METHODOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS Indices show the changes on one period to the other of one or more variables. Based on the main activity in the survey there are included • Retail trade activity, group 52-NACE-Rev 1 (exclude the 52.6 and 52.7) • Sale and repair of motor vehicles, group 50 NACE Rev 1. Sample the enterprises with 1 - 4 employed are surveyed by sample survey. The enterprises with 5 and more employed are surveyed exhaustively. Data collection the data are collected directly from enterprises. The interviewers collect the data from enterprises. The questionary is filled from the interview. Definitions Turnover is the total amount realized by enterprises during the month from selling of goods, selling of own products and services excluded VAT. Number of persons working includes all persons who actually work in the observed unit. There are included salaries, owners and co-owners and family members, in the end of the quarter. Indices Volume Index is obtained by eliminating the change of price by deflating the value index with retail prices index Employment index is calculated by, dividing the number of persons employed in reference period with the number of persons employed in base period.