The retail sector rose by 1.1% in nominal terms in June 2017 compared with the previous year and 0.5% compared with the previous month. These are provisional findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Real turnover in the retail sector also adjusted for sales days and holidays rose by 1.5% in June 2017 compared with the previous year. takes inflation into consideration. Compared with the previous month, real, seasonally adjusted retail trade turnover registered an increase of 0.8%. Excluding service stations, the retail sector showed a seasonally adjusted increase in nominal turnover of 0.5% compared with the previous month (in real terms +0.7%). Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered a plus of 0.4% (in real terms +0.6%). The non-food sector showed a minus of 0.1% (in real terms +0.1%).