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Published: 13 May 2009

Food and beverages the largest retail trade product group in 2007

Food and beverages accounted for the largest share of retail trade sales in 2007. Their share of the total turnover of retail trade was over 40 per cent. The second largest group was textiles, clothing and footwear, which accounted for approximately 10 per cent of total sales. The share of electronic and domestic appliances of the total turnover was 9 per cent, in which the combined share of computers and telecommunications equipment were clearly less than one-third, or 2.2 per cent. The data derive from Statistics Finland's periodical survey of retail trade concerning the year 2007.

Table 1. Share of turnover of retail trade by CPA heading in 2007

CPA code	Label	Turnover, EUR million	Share of retail trade, %	Share of turnover, %
cpa5221	Retail trade services of fruit and vegetables	1133,2	3,7
cpa5222	Retail trade services of meat (including poultry) and meat products	1515,1	5,0
cpa5223	Retail trade services of fish, crustaceans and molluscs	357,8	1,2
cpa5224	Retail trade services of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery	1451,8	4,8
cpa5225	Retail trade services of alcoholic and other beverages	2423,0	8,0
cpa5226	Retail trade services of tobacco products	710,8	2,3
cpa522711	Retail trade services of dairy products and eggs	1892,4	6,2
cpa522712	Specialized retail trade services of food products n.e.c.	2961,3	9,8
cpa5231	Retail trade services of pharmaceutical goods	1970,0	6,5
cpa5232	Retail trade services of medical and orthopaedic goods	105,5	0,3
cpa5233	Retail trade services of cosmetic and toilet articles	942,3	3,1
cpa5241	Retail trade services of textiles	414,2	1,4
cpa5242	Retail trade services of clothing	2163,7	7,1
cpa5243	Retail trade services of footwear and leather goods	506,7	1,7
cpa5244	Retail trade services of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles n.e.c.	1611,8	5,3
cpa52451	Retail trade services of electrical household appliances	1076,4	3,6
cpa52452	Retail trade services of radio and television equipment, musical instruments, records and dvds	836,8	2,8
cpa5246	Retail trade services of hardware, paints and glass	2652,1	8,8
cpa5247	Retail trade services of books, newspapers and stationery	616,9	2,0
cpa524811	Retail trade services of office furniture	63,6	0,2
cpa524813	Retail trade services of computers and non-customized software	518,3	1,7
cpa524814	Retail trade services of photographic, optical and precision equipment	270,0	0,9
cpa524815	Retail trade services of telecommunication equipment	150,7	0,5
cpa52482	Specialized retail trade services of watches, clocks and jewellery and of sports goods, games and toys	1042,0	3,4
cpa52483	Specialized retail trade services of non-food products n.e.c.	2095,6	6,9
cpa5250	Retail trade services of second-hand goods in stores	83,9	0,3
cpa52611	Retail trade services via mail order houses	116,0	0,4
cpa52612	Retail trade services via internet	405,5	1,3
cpa5271	Repair services of boots, shoes and other articles of leather	11,8	0,0
cpa5272	Repair services of electrical household goods	97,7	0,3
cpa5273	Repair services of watches, clocks and jewellery	11,4	0,0
cpa5274	Repair services of other personal and household goods	79,8	0,3
cpa52	RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL	30288,1	100,0	97,6
cpa501	Trade services of motor vehicles	125,6		0,4
cpa503	Trade services of motor vehicle parts and accessories	48,0		0,2
cpa504	Trade, maintenance and repair services of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	9,1		0,1
cpa505	Retail trade services of motor fuel	529,2		1,7
cpa51	Wholesale trade and commission trade services, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	312,5		1,0
lv	TURNOVER, TOTAL	31312,5		100,0

Table 2. Purchases as percentage shares by supplier

Suppliers	Percentage share
Manufacturers	31
Wholesalers	65
Others	4
Total	100

Table 3. Percentage shares of stores by sales floor area

Sales floor area of store	Proportion of stores, %
Under 120 m2	55,8
120-399 m2	25,9
400-999 m2	9,2
1000-2499 m2	6,1
2500-4999 m2	1,8
5000-9999 m2	0,6
At least 10 000 m2	0,7
Total	100,0

Source: Periodical survey of retail trade 2007. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Ms Marjatta Tenhunen +358 9 17341, Ms Aija Tiainen +358 9 17341, hyodyke.tilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Ms Leena Storgårds

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Last updated 13.5.2009