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The volume of retail sales fell by 4.8% in January 2010 compared to January 2009, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office today.
When December 2009 and January 2010 are compared, the fall was 17.3%.
Excluding motor sales, the volume of retail sales fell by 4.7% in January 2010 compared to January 2009.
Year-on-year motor sales fell by 4.5%, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sales fell by 2%, while clothing footwear and textiles sales dropped by 4.2%.
Sales in bars were almost 10% lower, and other retail sales fell by 11.7%.
The supermarkets sector was the only area to show a year-on-year increase, at 0.6%.
In value terms, retail sales fell by 8.4% in January 2010 compared to January 2009 and there was a monthly decrease of 15.6%.
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