The resulting mean year-on-year rates of change were 0.9 per cent on a real basis and 3.1 per cent on a nominal basis.

However, the results for the months of January to November 2021 indicate that parts of shop-based retail trade, such as retail trade in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather products, suffered losses in turnover in the second year of the coronavirus crisis as well, according to an official release.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)