Retail sales in the Canary Islands increased in February 2023 a 7,0% over the same month of 2022

30 Sea Retail sales in the Canary Islands increased in February 2023 a 7,0% over the same month of 2022

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The Canary Islands are in first position in the ranking of positive variations of this index (7,0%),
seguida por Baleares (5,3%) and La Rioja (5,2%). On the other side, the smallest variations occurred
in Melilla (-1,6%), Murcia (-0,2%), and Castilla y León (0,6%). Atendiendo a la evolución de las
ventas por grupos, These remained constant in the Canary Islands in food (0,0%) mientras que
subieron un 16,8% en el resto.

Por su parte, employment in Canarian retail trade has increased by 3,9% in the last twelve
meses, while at the national level it has increased 1,1%. En este concepto, Canarias está posicionada
in the first position among the group of autonomous communities and cities, followed by
Estremadura (3,6%) y Baleares (3,5%), while the lowest rates of variation have occurred in
Asturias (-3,3%), Ceuta (-1,6%) y Cantabria (-0,6%).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias