Trade and Services Indices III. Quarter:

Turnover increased by 3.0% in trade and service sectors

Seasonal and calendar adjusted trade and services turnover index for 2015 III. increased by 3.0% quarter-on-quarter. The calendar adjusted turnover index increased by 10.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Trade and services turnover index (2010 = 100), Quarter III: July - September, 2015


Employment decreased by 0.1% in trade and service sectors

Seasonally and calendar adjusted trade and services employment index III. QoQ decreased by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter. The calendar adjusted employment index decreased by 0.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Trade and services employment index (2010 = 100), Quarter III: July - September, 2015


Hours worked in trade and service sectors decreased 0.2%

Seasonally and calendar adjusted trade and services hours worked index in 2015 III. quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter decreased by 0.2%. Meanwhile, the calendar-adjusted hours worked index decreased by 0.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Trade and service hours worked index (2010 = 100), Quarter III: July - September, 2015


Gross wages in trade and service sectors - salary increased by 2.9%

Seasonally and calendar adjusted trade and services gross wages and salaries index increased by 2.9% in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the previous quarter. Calendar adjusted gross wages and salaries index increased by 11.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

Gross wages and salaries index for trade and services (2010 = 100), Q3: July - September, 2015


Trade and service indices and change rates (2010 = 100), Quarter III: July - September, 2015


The publication date of the next press release related to this subject is 26 February 2016.
__________________________________________________________________________________
DESCRIPTIONS

No calendar effect was observed in the “Employment” index. Therefore, “unadjusted” series are used instead of “calendar adjusted” series.