Table Title: Table 3 Movement of total retail sales volume, January 2002 - March 2003

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for January 2002 was -10.4%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending January 2002 compared with the 3 months ending October 2001 was -0.6%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for February 2002 was +9.3%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending February 2002 compared with the 3 months ending November 2001 was +1.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for March 2002 was -1.4%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending March 2002 compared with the 3 months ending December 2001 was +2.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for April 2002 was -1.6%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending April 2002 compared with the 3 months ending January 2002 was +2.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for May 2002 was -5.0%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending May 2002 compared with the 3 months ending February 2002 was -0.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for June 2002 was -6.9%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending June 2002 compared with the 3 months ending March 2002 was -1.5%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for July 2002 was -2.8%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending July 2002 compared with the 3 months ending April 2002 was -2.8%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for August 2002 was -3.1%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending August 2002 compared with the 3 months ending May 2002 was -2.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for September 2002 was -3.1%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending September 2002 compared with the 3 months ending June 2002 was -1.4%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for October 2002 was -1.1%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending October 2002 compared with the 3 months ending July 2002 was -0.7%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for November 2002 was -1.5%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending November 2002 compared with the 3 months ending August 2002 was -0.3%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for December 2002 was -0.7%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending December 2002 compared with the 3 months ending September 2002 was +0.1%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for January 2003 was +11.7%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending January 2003 compared with the 3 months ending October 2002 was +2.9%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for February 2003 was -11.3%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending February 2003 compared with the 3 months ending November 2002 was +1.9%.

Year-on-year % change of volume of total retail sales for March 2003 was -3.7%.

Rate of change of seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales for the 3 months ending March 2003 compared with the 3 months ending December 2002 was +1.0%.

Notes:

1. Figures for the month March 2003 are provisional figures.

2. Seasonally adjusted series may be revised as more data become available. For retail sales index, the seasonally adjusted series for the preceding three years

are revised each year when the figures for January become available.