Although the sales of the retail sector in the Basque Country have grown in the second quarter of the year 4.2% in year-on-year termsthis growth has experienced a slight slowdown compared to the 4.9% registered in the first three months of 2022. Gipuzkoa It is the territory where sales have grown the most.
By territories, according to data published this Monday by the Basque Statistical Institute (Eustat)sales in the second quarter of 2022 have registered a year-on-year increase of 5.0% in Gipuzkoa, being the territory with the highest increase. follows him Biscay with 4.5% and Alava it lags behind with 1.8%.
On the other hand, the personnel employed in the retail commercial sector in this period has grown by 0.9% in year-on-year terms compared to the 3.8% increase registered between January and March of this year.
By sectors, in relation to the second quarter of 2021, sales in the rest of products, excluding food, have risen 8.3% between April and June of this year. Also, to a lesser extent, sales of Feeding have had positive results estimated at 0.9%. On the contrary, in the sector of automotive fuel have decreased by 1.7%.
Sales of sporting goods or toys decline
Within the food retail trade, the trade specializing in food, beverages and tobacco (establishments such as greengrocers, butchers and fishmongers) has grown by 3.1%. On the other hand the non-specialized retail trade with a predominance of food, beverages and tobacco (mainly supermarkets and hypermarkets) fell by 0.1%.
In the retail trade of other products, the evolution of sales in the second quarter of this year has not been homogeneous. Thus, the retail trade specialized in personal equipment, which includes, among others, clothing, footwear, cosmetic and hygiene products, has risen by 20.3%, and the trade linked to household equipment (appliances, furniture and equipment of telecommunications) 6.1%.
On the other hand, the sales of products of other consumer goods such as sporting goods, games or toys and other products they have decreased by 0.8% and 4.6%, respectively.