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GBP CBI Realized Sales Cijfer: 3 Verwacht: -40 Vorig cijfer: -44
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UK retail sales remained broadly flat in the year to April, the CBI said today (Tuesday).
Responding to the CBI's latest Distributive Trades Survey, 44% of retailers said year-on-year sales volumes rose in the first half of April, while 41% said they were down.
The resulting balance of +3% was widely unexpected by retailers and was the highest figure since January 2008 (+4%). Although this is a marked improvement on the heavy falls reported in March (a balance of -44%),
retailers do not expect it to last into May, when they foresee declining sales again (-15%).Sales for the time of year were reported to be poor by a net 12% of retailers, although this is the least negative balance since February 2008 (-7%). They are set to remain similarly below average in May (-13%).
The three month moving average of sales volumes, which smooths out monthly peaks and troughs, remained negative (a balance of -22%), but was an improvement on March (-39%).
A balance of 11% of retailers reported a year-on-year fall in the volume of orders placed upon suppliers which, is less weak than in March (-47%). A balance of 22% of firms said stock levels are more than adequate to meet expected demand, up from a balance of 15% last month.
Turning to the individual sectors within the retail industry, the improvement in April was most marked for grocers, with every respondent reporting sales to be up on a year ago, while footwear & leather shops also reported strong year-on-year growth. All other sectors reported a fall, with a particularly steep decline seen in durable household goods.
Andy Clarke, Chairman of the CBI Distributive Trades Panel, and Chief Operating Officer of Asda, said:
"The good turnout by shoppers over this year's later Easter may well have influenced the April retail figures, and while they mark a respite they should not be taken as an indication of a high street revival. With unemployment rising and growth in average earnings down, consumers remain very wary, and retailers themselves think that sales will drop again in May."
Sales volumes in the wholesale sector fell again in the year to April, but the balance of 18% reporting a fall was much less severe than in recent surveys. Sales are expected to deteriorate at a slightly faster rate in May (-23%). Industrial merchants and durable household goods wholesalers were the hardest hit, but wholesalers of clothing, textiles & footwear, and food and drink reported modest growth.
Motor traders' sales fell for the eleventh month running, with a balance of 16% reporting a fall, and a much sharper drop is expected in May (-62%). Those selling parts and accessories reported robust sales growth in the year to April (a balance of +42%), while in contrast vendors of vehicles saw sales drop (-
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