SA Economic Indicators: for the month of August 2013

SA Economic Indicators for the month of July 2013 © 2013 Trade Intelligence SA Economic Indicators Retail Trade Sales – 2008 Constant Prices Updated Dec 2013 Source: StatsSA Note: 1. Retail trade includes the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods and products to the public for household use. Retailers of consumer goods are not classified in a category of their own according to StatsSA but rather in the two broader categories of ‘retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores’ and ‘retailers in pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries’. Spikes indicate festive season sales peaks Christmas sales contribute ±20% to the year’s total retail sales each year Boom period Effects of 2008/2009 Recession felt

SA Economic Indicators for the month of July 2013 © 2013 Trade Intelligence SA Economic Indicators Retail Trade Sales – 2012 Constant Prices Updated August 2013 Source: StatsSA Note: 1. Retail trade includes the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods and products to the public for household use. Retailers of consumer goods are not classified in a category of their own according to StatsSA but rather in the two broader categories of ‘retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores’ and ‘retailers in pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries’. Spikes indicate festive season sales peaks Christmas sales contribute ±20% to the year’s total retail sales each year Effects of 2008/2009 Recession felt

SA Economic Indicators for the month of July 2013 © 2013 Trade Intelligence SA Economic Indicators Retail Trade Sales (NOTE: As part of an improvement programme in economic statistics, StatsSA has introduced changes in the reference year for constant price estimates from 2008 to 2012 prices. Graphs representing both 2008 and 2012 prices are provided in previous slides.) COMMENTARY Retail trade sales in real terms (constant 2012 prices) increased by 1.9% YOY in June 2013 Retail trade sales increased by 3.3% in Q2/2013 compared to Q2/2012 The highest annual growth rates were recorded for: -Retailers in hardware, paint and glass (5.3%) -All ‘other’ retailers (4.9%) -Retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4%) The main contributors to the 1.9% increase were: -Retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0.8%) -All ‘other’ retailers (contributing 0.5%) -General dealers and retailers in hardware, paint and glass (both contributing 0.4%) Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales remained stable between May and June This followed month-on-month changes of 2.1% in May and -0.4% in April Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1% in Q2/2013 compared to Q1/2013

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