Press Release 26/10/2017

LARGE STORES AND FOOD CHAINS TRADE INDEX (IGSC). SEPTEMBER 2017

Sales in large stores and food chains in the Basque Country rose by 3.8% in September 2017

The balance of the first nine months of 2017 closed with 2.7% growth

Sales in large stores and food chains in the Basque Country in September 2017 experienced a year-on-year upturn at constant prices of 3.8% in homogenous terms of the working calendar, according to Eustat data. Compared to August, sales were down 0.6% in deseasonalised terms.

Sales of food products in large stores and food chains reflected a rise of 2.9%, and sales corresponding to other items were also up by 5.6%.

There were increases in the three provinces: 4.0% in Bizkaia and Álava, and 3.5% in Gipuzkoa.

Over the first nine months of the year as a whole, sales in large stores and food chains in the Basque Country were up 2.7% with respect to the same period of the previous year, in homogeneous terms of the working calendar and at constant prices. In this period, food sales saw a 2.7% upturn overall and other products saw an increase of 2.6%.

By province, in Bizkaia sales in the first nine months of the year rose by 2.8% at constant prices and with respect to the same period of the previous year; they were up by 2.7% in Gipuzkoa, and in Álava a 2.4% rise was recorded.

The number of individuals employed in large stores and food chains in the Basque Country rose by 2.7% compared to the previous year.

For further information:

Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea / Basque Statistics Institute C/ Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz Press Service: servicioprensa@eustat.eus Tel: 945 01 75 62