Retail sales in the Canary Islands increased in October 2023 a 4,7% over the same month of 2022

29 Nov Retail sales in the Canary Islands increased in October 2023 a 4,7% over the same month of 2022

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The Canary Islands are in fourth position in the ranking of variations of this index (4,7%). Las
Greater variations occurred in the Balearic Islands (8,8%), Madrid (5,9%) and the Valencian Community
(5,8%). On the other side, the smallest variations occurred in Galicia (1,8%), Navarra (1,9%) and
Castile and León (1,9%). Taking into account the evolution of sales by groups in the Canary Islands, subieron un
1,0% en alimentación y un 13,8% en el resto.

Por su parte, employment in Canarian retail trade has increased by 2,7% in the last twelve
meses, while at the national level it has increased 1,5%. En este concepto, Canarias está posicionada
in third position among the group of autonomous communities and cities, superada por Baleares
(3,2%) and the Valencian Community (2,9%), while the lowest rates of variation have occurred in
Rioja (-2,0%), Ceuta (-1,5%), and Asturias (-0,4%).

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias