Turnover in trade drops by 5.9% in September

Working day adjusted turnover in total trade decreased by 5.9 per cent in September 2024 from one year ago, according to Statistics Finland.

The working day adjusted volume of sales in total trade, from which the impact of price changes has been eliminated, decreased by 5.4 per cent.

Turnover in motor vehicle trade fell by 6.8 per cent in September 2024 from the month before.

Turnover in retail trade of automotive fuel in specialised stores continued to fall in September 2024.

Among the main industries of trade, turnover in motor vehicle trade decreased by 9.1 per cent and sales volume by 10.0 per cent in September from one year back.

Working day adjusted turnover in the trade industry with the biggest turnover, wholesale trade decreased by 6.3 per cent in September. Sales volume in wholesale trade decreased by 4.6 per cent from one year back.

Turnover in retail trade fell by 1.5 per cent and sales volume by 2.2 per cent in September from one year back.

Turnover in retail trade of automotive fuel in specialised stores fell by 15.4 per cent in September from September 2023. Sales volume in the industry went down by 3.0 per cent.

Seasonally adjusted turnover in total trade fell by 1.6 per cent in September compared to August.

Seasonally adjusted sales volume went down by 1.6 per cent from the month before. In August, both seasonally adjusted turnover and sales grew by 0.3 per cent from one month ago.