According to ELSTAT data, in all companies in the retail sector, the turnover in the second quarter of 2021 amounted to 13.5 billion euros, recording an increase of 22.9% compared to the second quarter of 2020, where it had amounted to 10.99 billion euros and an increase of 23.8% compared to the first quarter of 2021 which had amounted to 10.91 billion euros.
The activities that showed the largest increase are:
Retail sale of watches and jewelry in specialized stores, 108.5%. Includes retail of watches and jewelry in specialty stores.
Sales of other motor vehicles, 107.7%.
On the contrary, the activities that showed a decrease are:
Other retail trade outside stores, outdoor stalls or markets, 5.7%. Includes direct sales or sales from door-to-door sellers (door-to-door, playboy), vending machine sales, direct fuel sales (heating oil, firewood, etc.) delivered on site. customer, auction activities not conducted in stores (retail, offline) and retail (offline) by authorized representatives.
Retail sale of fruits and vegetables in specialized stores, 1.2%.
For companies in the retail sector with the obligation to maintain ledgers, for which data are available on a monthly basis, the turnover in June 2021 amounted to 2.9 billion euros, an increase of 16% compared to June 2020 which had amounted to 2.5 billion euros and an increase of 10.2% compared to May 2021 which had reached 2.7 billion euros.
The activities that showed the largest increase are:
Retail sale of watches and jewelry in specialized stores, 90.8%.
Sale of other motor vehicles, 85.9%.
On the other hand, the activities that showed the largest decrease are:
Retail sale of books in specialized stores, 18.7%.
Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores, 14.2%.
Based on the turnover data of the final Statistical Business Register 2018, the 10 largest classes of economic activity in the retail sector are:
Sale of cars and light motor vehicles
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Retail sale in non-specialized stores that mainly sell food, beverages or tobacco
Other retail trade in non-specialized stores
Retail sale of motor fuels in specialized stores
Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores
Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialized stores
Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores, and
Pharmaceuticals in specialty stores.
Of these, the activities that showed the largest increase in turnover in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020 are:
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, 104.7%.
Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores, 96.8%.
The activities that showed the smallest increase are:
Pharmaceuticals in specialty stores, 3.7%.
Retail sale in non-specialized stores that sell mainly food, beverages or tobacco, 2.1%.
At the same time, the activities that showed the largest increase in turnover in June 2021 compared to June 2020 are:
Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores, 56.9%.
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, 53.6%.
Meanwhile, the activity that showed a decrease is ‘Other retail trade in non-specialized stores, with a decrease of 12.2%.
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