FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 9 DECEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 4.1.1/10.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

RETAIL TRADE1)
OCTOBER 2009

 

In October 2009, the total turnover of all business entities engaged in this activity, irrespective of their prevailing activity, was nominally by 4.1% and really by 4.4% lower than in September 2009.

 

As compared to October 2008, it was nominally by 15.1% and really by 15.4% lower.

 

From the cumulative point of view, the turnover in the period from January to October 2009 was nominally by 14.4% lower than in the same period last year, which means that it was really by 15.6% lower.

 

In October 2009, the retail trade turnover realised by all business entities with retail trade as a prevailing activity was nominally by 3.6% and really by 3.9% lower than in September 2009. The turnover they generated in October from the retailing activity was nominally by 2.4% lower then in September 2009. Really, it was by 2.7% lower.

 

 

1.   RETAIL TURNOVER AND PRICE INDICES, BY MONTHS

Month

2005. = 100

Month 2009
Month 2008

2009 cumulative
2008 cumulative

2008.

2009.

Nominal

Prices

Real

Nominal

Prices

Real

Nominal

Prices

Real

Nominal

Prices

Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.

97,4

110,3

88,3

85,7

112,8

76,0

87,9

102,3

85,9

-

-

-

II.

99,2

109,8

90,3

82,5

113,3

72,8

83,2

103,2

80,6

85,5

102,7

83,3

III.

111,0

110,8

100,2

94,1

113,8

82,7

84,8

102,7

82,6

85,3

102,7

83,1

IV.

117,5

111,8

105,0

103,5

115,1

89,9

88,1

103,0

85,5

86,0

102,8

83,7

V.

125,1

113,5

110,2

102,6

115,4

88,9

82,0

101,6

80,7

85,1

102,5

83,0

VI.

123,2

114,4

107,7

105,3

115,3

91,3

85,5

100,8

84,8

85,2

102,2

83,4

VII.

138,5

113,3

122,2

118,6

113,6

104,4

85,7

100,2

85,5

85,3

101,9

83,7

VIII.

129,2

112,7

114,6

112,6

113,4

99,3

87,1

100,6

86,6

85,5

101,8

84,0

IX.

119,2

113,4

105,1

103,9

113,4

91,6

87,2

100,0

87,2

85,7

101,6

84,4

X.

117,4

113,4

103,5

99,6

113,7

87,6

84,9

100,3

84,6

85,6

101,4

84,4

XI.

102,9

112,8

91,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII.

115,1

111,7

103,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology.

 

2.     TURNOVER INDICES, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007., OCTOBER 2009

 

 

Total turnover

Retail turnover

 

 

 

X. 2009.
IX. 2009.

X. 2009.
Ø 2005.

Structure
%
X. 2009.

X. 2009.
IX. 2009.

X. 2009.
X. 2008.

X. 2009.

Ø 2005.

I. – X. 2009.
I. – X. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

-

-

100,0

-

-

-

-

 

 

Nominally

-

-

-

95,9

84,9

99,6

85,6

 

 

Really

-

-

-

95,6

84,6

87,6

84,4

 

47

Retail trade, except of trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles

-

-

70,2

-

-

-

-

 

 

Nominally

96,4

111,6

-

97,6

92,4

111,4

96,6

 

 

Really

96,1

98,2

-

97,3

92,1

98,0

95,3

 

47.11

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

97,1

122,6

34,3

99,1

101,0

127,7

101,4

 

47.19

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

90,8

91,9

7,4

92,1

79,7

88,7

87,1

 

47.2

Retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised
stores

93,3

80,0

1,9

95,5

94,6

87,0

100,9

 

47.3

Retail trade of automotive fuels in specialised stores

99,7

121,5

3,1

93,2

89,1

152,3

94,5

 

47.73 + 47.74 + 47.75

Dispensing chemist; retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores

99,2

133,8

5,5

99,3

98,5

134,4

102,2

 

47.51 + 47.71 + 47.72

Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods
in specialised stores

106,0

132,0

6,0

106,0

102,4

133,6

101,1

 

47.43 + 47.52 + 47.54 + 47.59 + 47.63

Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware,
paints and glass; electrical household appliances; furniture, lighting equipment, musical and video memorials, etc. in specialised stores

97,8

85,1

5,8

99,3

72,1

86,3

81,0

 

47.41 + 47.42 + 47.53 + 47.61 + 47.62 + 47.64 + 47.65 + 47.76 + 47.77 + 47.78

Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software;
telecommunications equipment, carpets, wall and floor coverings, books, newspapers, stationery, sports equipment, games and toys, flowers, seedlings, seeds, fertilisers, pets, watches and jewellery, other retail sale in specialised stores

89,4

100,9

5,2

87,0

79,0

66,1

95,1

 

Other activities (excluding division 47)

-

-

29,8

92,1

74,4

83,5

71,3

 

Retail price indices of goods without electricity and water according
to consumer price indices

100,3

113,7

-

100,3

100,3

113,7

101,4

 

3.   RETAIL TURNOVER INDICES, BY BRANCHES, OCTOBER 2009 (nominal indices)

 

 

 

Structure
%

X. 2009.

X. 2009.
X. 2008.

X. 2009.
IX. 2009.

I. – X. 2009.
I. – X. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

100,0
84,9
95,9
85,6

01

Motor vehicles

2,7

36,3

96,5

41,8

03 + 04

Parts and accessories for motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories

1,6

80,8

115,6

74,1

30

Automotive fuels

16,9

81,3

92,3

81,5

11

Non-specialised stores with food, beverages and  tobacco predominating

35,7

100,7

98,4

97,5

19

Other non-specialised stores

5,2

68,5

90,5

83,3

21+ 22 + 23 + 29

Other food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

1,8

80,5

99,2

79,9

24

Bread, cakes, flour confectionary and sugar confectionary

0,7

107,2

85,5

117,0

25

Alcoholic and other beverages

1,3

81,1

95,1

68,1

26

Tobacco products

1,0

99,9

96,0

103,7

51 + 71+ 72

Textile, clothing,  footwear and leather goods

7,4

93,2

104,9

96,0

52

Hardware, paints and glass

5,5

85,1

100,1

83,1

54

Electrical household appliances

2,2

86,6

106,4

81,4

59

Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles

2,7

83,6

100,6

91,4

61 + 62

Books, newspapers and stationery

3,7

98,3

68,1

100,2

73 + 74

Dispensing chemists, medical and orthopaedic goods

3,6

96,1

105,2

99,4

75

Cosmetic and toilet articles

2,0

100,1

91,0

104,0

41 + 42 + 43 + 53 +
 63 + 64 + 65 + 76
+ 77 + 78

Other retail sale in specialised stores

4,5

75,1

92,8

82,8

79 - 99

Second-hand goods and non store retail sale

1,2

68,8

95,9

77,3

 

4.     TURNOVER INDICES, BY MONTHS, ACCORDING TO SPECIAL NKD 2007. AGGREGATES

Ø 2005. = 100

 

Total turnover

Retail turnover

 

Original indices

WDA – working-day adjustment

Original indices

Seasonally adjusted indices

 

Nominal

Real

Nominal

Real

Nominal

Real

Nominal

Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

-

-

-

-

129,2

114,6

116,6

102,3

                                IX.

-

-

-

-

119,2

105,1

114,5

100,4

                               X.

-

-

-

-

117,4

103,5

112,9

100,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

-

-

-

-

112,6

99,3

99,5

86,2

                               IX.

-

-

-

-

103,9

91,6

99,0

86,9

                              X.

-

-

-

-

99,6

87,6

95,5

84,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47      Retail trade, except of trade of motor vehicles
          and motorcycles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

135,3

120,1

137,8

120,8

131,1

116,4

117,6

103,4

                                IX.

124,4

109,7

124,0

108,8

121,8

107,4

117,8

103,8

                               X.

123,0

108,5

123,1

107,4

120,6

106,3

118,0

104,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

126,2

111,3

127,8

113,0

126,1

111,2

111,9

97,9

                                IX.

115,7

102,0

115,4

101,6

114,1

100,6

110,4

97,0

                              X.

111,6

98,2

112,4

97,7

111,4

97,9

108,9

96,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.11 + 47.2 Food, drinks, tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

151,5

130,0

152,0

132,0

148,9

127,7

124,6

106,1

                                IX.

124,8

107,1

124,1

106,8

126,5

108,6

124,7

105,7

                               X.

122,2

104,9

120,9

105,0

124,9

107,2

126,6

107,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

145,8

123,0

148,2

124,3

151,3

127,6

126,6

106,0

                               IX.

124,7

105,8

124,4

105,5

127,2

108,0

126,6

106,5

                              X.

120,8

103,1

119,5

103,6

125,8

107,4

125,4

105,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.19 + 47.3 + 47.4 +47.5 +47.6 + 47.7
 + 47.8 + 47.9
Non-food products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

119,8

108,5

122,9

111,2

114,6

103,8

110,5

100,0

                                IX.

124,1

110,7

123,5

110,2

117,4

104,7

111,6

100,0

                               X.

123,8

110,9

123,9

111,1

116,4

104,4

110,4

100,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

108,2

98,9

110,0

100,6

103,6

94,7

99,4

90,0

                               IX.

107,0

97,2

106,5

96,7

101,9

92,5

96,1

87,9

                              X.

102,7

92,3

103,6

93,1

98,0

88,0

93,1

84,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.19 + 47.4 + 47.5 + 47.6 +47.7 + 47.8 + 47.9
Non-food products, except automotive fuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

114,8

106,3

118,3

110,1

108,1

100,1

106,6

97,8

                                IX.

122,5

111,2

121,8

110,6

113,6

103,2

107,9

98,5

                               X.

121,7

109,7

121,9

109,9

112,2

101,1

106,9

97,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

104,3

95,2

106,5

97,5

97,0

88,5

94,7

85,2

                               IX.

105,1

94,6

104,5

94,0

97,5

87,7

92,3

83,1

                              X.

100,4

89,2

101,5

90,3

94,1

83,5

89,0

80,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47 - 47.3
Retail trade, except of automotive fuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

133,8

119,4

136,5

121,7

128,5

114,8

116,4

102,3

                                IX.

123,7

109,6

123,3

109,3

120,2

106,5

117,1

103,1

                               X.

122,0

107,7

122,1

107,7

118,7

104,7

116,9

102,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

125,2

110,1

127,0

111,5

123,6

108,7

111,0

95,9

                               IX.

115,3

101,2

114,9

100,8

112,4

98,7

109,4

95,3

                              X.

111,0

97,1

111,8

97,7

109,9

96,2

108,7

94,7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2008.          VIII.

-

-

-

-

125,8

111,6

111,4

100,2

                                IX.

-

-

-

-

114,8

101,2

107,6

94,7

                               X.

-

-

-

-

112,2

99,0

105,1

93,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          2009.          VIII.

-

-

-

-

93,9

82,8

77,2

70,2

                               IX.

-

-

-

-

90,7

80,0

75,7

73,1

                              X.

-

-

-

-

83,5

73,5

72,5

69,2

 

5.     REAL INDICES OF TOTAL RETAIL TRADE (PREVAILING ACTIVITY IN NKD 2007. DIVISION 47), EA 16; EU 27; HR,

        MAY – OCTOBER 2009

 

EA 161)

EU 272)

RH

 

EA 161)

EU 272)

RH

 

 

 

 

 

Seasonally adjusted data, %

 

Seasonally adjusted indices, 2005 = 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V. 2009.
IV. 2009.

-0,5

-0,7

-1,1

V.

101,2

104,4

100,0

VI. 2009.
V. 2009.

0,0

0,3

-0,2

VI.

101,2

104,7

99,7

VII. 2009.
VI. 2009

-0,2

0,1

-0,3

VII.

101,0

104,7

99,5

VIII. 2009.
VII. 2009.

0,0

-0,3

0,1

VIII.

101,0

104,5

99,6

IX. 2009.
VIII. 2009.

-0,5

-0,3

-0,9

IX.

100,5

104,1

98,6

X. 2009.
IX. 2009.

0,0

0,3

-2,0

X.

100,5

104,5

96,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WDA – working-day adjusted data, %

 

WDA – working-day adjusted data, 2005 = 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V. 2009.
V. 2008.

-3,0

-3,1

-6,6

V.

99,3

102,6

100,9

VI. 2009.
VI. 2008.

-1,9

-1,4

-6,1

VI.

97,9

102,0

102,1

VII. 2009.
VII. 2008.

-1,8

-1,2

-7,2

VII.

103,3

106,4

116,1

VIII. 2009.
VIII. 2008.

-2,0

-1,6

-6,5

VIII.

97,3

101,5

113,0

IX. 2009.
IX. 2008.

-2,8

-2,2

-6,7

IX.

99,1

102,2

101,6

X. 2009.
X. 2008.

-1,9

-0,9

-9,0

X.

102,0

105,9

97,7

 

 

 

 

 

1)    The euro area (EA 16) includes Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal,
       Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

2)    The EU 27 includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
       Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

 

Source: Eurostat, Euro-indicators, news release for October 2009, No.172/2009 of 3 December 2009

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Data source and methods of data collection

 

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.

 

Methodology for this survey is based on the Eurostat recommendations. Reporting units are business entities classified by their prevailing activity into retail trade (section 47 of the NKD 2007.). Selected business entities engaged in other activities, executing the above-mentioned ones, are also included.

 

Since 1 January 2008, the sample framework consists of active legal entities and parts thereof, including newly-registered ones, which are, in the Register of Business Entities of the Central Bureau of Statistics, registered in the NKD 2007. section G and their activity status confirmed according to the data base of the Register of Tax Payers (the annual income tax registration for 2006) and according to data of the Register of Annual Financial Reports of the Fina (2007).

 

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 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 standard error in the estimation of the chain index for the total turnover is 0.61. At the level of 95% confidence interval, estimation of index ranges from 94.08 to 96.48.

 

The standard error in the estimation of the chain index for the turnover from retailing is 0.65. At the level of 95% confidence interval, estimation of index ranges from 94.61 to 97.15.

 

At lower aggregation levels, this error is larger.

 

Coverage

 

The sample covers all large and medium-sized business entities, while micro-sized and small business entities are selected by random sample method.

 

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 2007. (NN, No. 58/07). By size, they are divided into micro-sized, small, medium-sized and large ones.

 

The criterion for defining the size of a business entity 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. Micro-sized business entities employ 0 – 9, small ones 10 – 49, medium-sized ones 50 – 249 and large ones 250 and more persons.

 

The following significant changes were introduced in 2009, as compared to previous years:

--   since January 2009, tradesmen have been covered by the survey

-     the application of the new version of the National Classification of Activities – the NKD 2007.

-     the finalisation of a new sample framework based on the updating of the Statistical Business Register of the Central Bureau of
      Statistics, leading to the change of the prevailing activity of many business units

-     the selection of a new sample of reporting units.

 

In March the backcasting of data series from 2005 has been done according to the NKD 2007. activities, 2005 = 100 base year. Due to the rounding of the decimals, the indices for 2008 and 2009 were corrected.

 

Due to these changes, indices may sometimes exhibit unusual modifications in relation to previous years.

 

Trade professions were grouped into larger groups due to the comparability with the 2008 data.

 

Working-day adjustment (WDA) and seasonal adjustment was conducted with the use of the TRAMO-SEATS method by applying the programme interface “Demetra” on data series from January 2005 to October 2009.

 

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.

 

Data on the retail trade turnover are presented in two ways:

-     for the total turnover generated by all business entities with the retail trade as prevailing activity (classified in division 47
      of the NKD 2007.);

-     for the retail trade turnover expressed by all business entities
      engaged in this activity, irrespective of their registered
      prevailing activity.

Abbreviations

 

etc.                  and so on (from Latin: et cetera)

Eurostat         Statistical Office of the European Communities

Fina                Financial Agency

n. e. c.            not elsewhere classified

NKD 2007.    National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

NN                  Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

WDA               working-day adjustment

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence