Retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices, for the three months up to August 2006, showed an increase of 9.0 percent compared with the three months up to August 2005.
Similarly, retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices, for August 2006, increased by 8.7 percent compared with August 2005.
Retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices, for the first eight months of 2006, increased by 9.4 percent compared with first eight months of 2005. The 9.4 percent growth is the highest growth ever reported for the first 8 months of each year since 2000.
Retail trade sales at current prices, for the three months up to August 2006, increased by 15.8 percent compared with the three months up to August 2005.
Furthermore, retail trade sales at current prices, for August 2006, increased by 15.7 percent compared with August 2005. The corresponding growth rate for August 2005 compared with August 2004 was 13.5 percent.
Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending August 2006 increased by 7.1 percent compared with the three months ending August 2005. This is higher than the 1.6 percent reported for the same period in the previous year.
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending August 2006 increased by 2.4 percent compared with the previous three months.
Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for August 2006 increased by 7.7 percent compared with August 2005.
Wholesale trade sales increase at current prices Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months up to August 2006 increased by 16.0 percent compared with the three months up to August 2005.
The 16.0 percent increase is higher than the 5.3 percent growth for the same period in 2005.
