Table 2: Volume index of retail sales by type of retail outlet for April and May 2003

Type of retail outlet

Volume Index of Retail Sales (Points)
(Monthly average of Oct. 1999-Sep. 2000 =
100)

Percentage Change (%)

Apr 2003
(Revised
figures)

May 2003
(Provisional
figures)

Apr 2003
over
Apr 2002
May 2003
over
May 2002
Jan - May
2003
over
Jan - May
2002
All retail outlets

88.2

95.7

-12.2
-7.4
-4.4

By type of retail outlet
Food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (other than supermarkets)

103.6

105.4

-4.9
-1.3
-0.7
- Fish, livestock and poultry, fresh or frozen

127.4

123.2

+5.3
+7.3
+5.3
- Fruits and vegetables, fresh

69.4

79.1

-15.3
-15.8
-8.9
- Bread, pastry, confectionery and biscuits

89.1

102.2

-2.5
-1.8
+3.3
- Other foodstuffs

115.1

114.0

-2.8
+7.3
+ 0.5
- Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

59.4

58.5

-45.4
-43.3
-26.4
Supermarkets *

106.6

105.7

+8.6
+0.1
+1.2
Fuels

63.0

70.5

-16.4
-13.2
-16.3
Clothing, footwear and allied products

67.5

90.9

-28.6
-11.5
- 9.5
- Wearing apparel

68.6

91.0

-28.8
-13.7
-9.8
- Footwear, allied products and other clothing accessories

60.8

90.7

-27.1
+3.8
-7.9
Consumer durable goods

120.2

122.7

-6.8
+0.9
+4.2
- Motor vehicles and parts

90.2

93.1

-23.8
-16.8
- 0.5
- Electrical goods and photographic equipment

142.8

142.9

-1.7
+4.8
+10.4
- Furniture and fixtures

95.8

94.1

-3.9
+0.6
-11.4
- Other consumer durable goods, not elsewhere classified

141.2

154.7

+3.4
+18.4
+9.1
Department stores

73.1

95.7

-19.7
-5.4
-6.9
Jewellery, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts

42.3

56.2

-44.2
-36.6
-23.2
Other consumer goods

94.5

92.9

-6.8
-5.9
-1.3
- Books, newspapers, stationery and gifts

82.0

83.7

-15.6
-13.1
-10.0
- Chinese drugs and herbs

103.4

102.6

+1.3
+6.9
+1.4
- Optical shops

79.6

89.7

-27.6
-19.9
-10.4
- Medicines and cosmetics

113.3

103.2

+2.1
+1.3
+3.3
- Other consumer goods, not elsewhere classified

82.5

85.6

-11.3
-10.7
-1.7
Note 1 : * These figures do not include sales in supermarket sections of department stores. Supplementary statistics that include such sales are shown below :
Supermarkets and supermarket sections of department stores

107.4

107.8

+9.5
+1.5
+1.9
Note 2 : The underlined figures were rounded up to 5.