Clothing: Retail sales up, exports down in Jan-Sept

Greece’s retail assemblage recorded a slight summation successful January-September 2024, while exports continued their downward trend that began successful 2023.

In particular, retail income of covering successful the home marketplace recorded an summation of 2.8% and amounted to 2.58 cardinal euros from 2.5 cardinal euros successful the corresponding play of 2023. In the archetypal 4th of the year, retail income roseate 3.6%, successful the 2nd 4th the summation amounted to 4.5%, while successful the third 4th it was constricted to 0.8%.

In contrast, covering exports continued their downward trend owed to the reduced request successful planetary markets. The total value of exports of the clothing-textile assemblage successful the archetypal 9 months of 2024 amounted to 1.23 cardinal euros compared to 1.43 cardinal euros successful 2023, down 14.4%.

Apparel exports decreased by 13.6%, textiles by 19.8% and fabric by 9.7%.

Imports besides fell by 5%. In the full clothing-textile sector, they totaled 2.45 cardinal euros successful 2024, compared to 2.57 cardinal euros successful the archetypal 9 months of 2023. The alteration successful imports successful covering amounted to 2% and successful textiles to 13%.