Retail trade sales of hardware, paint and glass fell by 6 percent m-m (constant prices) in March and was down by 12.4 percent on a year on year basis. Overall it was a weaker first quarter down 10 percent y-y to R22.1bn. Trade sales in the construction market underperformed the overall market, as total retail…
Retail trade sales of hardware, paint and glass increased by 4 percent m-m (constant prices) in February, but remains weaker compared to 2021. Sales in the first two months of 2022 were down 9 percent y-y compared to the same period last year. Total retail trade sales ended flat during the same period.
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