Taiwan - Vendas no varejo (Anuais)

Retail sales in Taiwan increased 4.2 percent year-on-year in October of 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.9 percent gain in September. Sales went up at a faster pace in general merchandise stores (4.5 percent compared to 2.2 percent in September); information and communication equipment and electrical household appliances (1.1 percent compared to 0.8 percent); and pharmaceutical and medical goods (1.5 percent compared to 0.6 percent). Also, sales of food, beverages and tobacco rebounded (2.2 percent compared to -5.5 percent). On the other hand, a slowdown was seen in sales of motor vehicles (17.4 percent compared to 22.9 percent) and textiles and clothing (0.6 percent compared to 1.1 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales surged 9.3 percent after a 0.9 percent gain in September.

Retail sales in Taiwan rose 2.71 percent year-on-year in September 2019, slowing from a 4.54 percent gain the previous month. Sales increased less for textiles & clothing (0.60 percent vs 5.11 percent in August); pharmaceutical & medical goods (0.56 percent vs 5.82 percent); cultural & recreation goods (1 percent vs 4.27 percent); information and communications equipment & electrical household appliances (1.51 percent vs 2.91 percent); retail trade not in stores (6.71 percent vs 7.53 percent); and via mail or internet (12.65 percent vs 13.32 percent). Additionally, sales fell for food, beverages & tobacco (-6.07 percent vs 6.99 percent); building materials (-7.26 percent vs 0.62 percent); and household appliances & goods (-3.62 percent vs 3.75 percent). Also, sales of fuel products dropped further (-11 percent vs -5.72 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales advanced 0.7 percent, rebounding from a 5.56 percent decline in August.

Retail sales in Taiwan increased 4.54 percent year-on-year in August of 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 6.73 percent gain in the previous month. Sales slowed for household appliances & goods (3.75 percent vs 5.24 percent in July); cultural & recreation goods (4.27 percent vs 8.21 percent); information and communications equipment & electrical household appliances (2.91 percent vs 4.95 percent) and motor vehicles & motorcycles (3.51 percent vs 18.89 percent). On the other hand, sales rose faster for food, beverages & tobacco (6.99 percent vs 3.98 percent); textiles & clothing (5.11 percent vs 2.69 percent); pharmaceutical & medical goods (5.82 percent vs 5.25 percent); building materials (0.62 percent vs 0.19 percent) while fuel products sales dropped at a softer pace (-5.72 percent vs -6.99 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales fell 5.56 percent, after a 0.50 percent rise in July.

Taiwan's retail trade surged 6.66 percent from a year earlier in July 2019, up from a 4.46 percent rise in the previous month. It is the strongest gain in retail sales since February last year, mainly due to higher sales of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories (18.79 percent vs 9.33 percent in June); food, beverages & tobacco (2.61 percent, after no growth in June); pharmaceutical and medical goods and cosmetics (5.74 percent vs 3.85 percent); household appliances & goods (5.55 percent vs 3.89 percent) and retail sale via mail order houses or via internet (13.13 percent vs 9.0 percent). In addition, sales of ICT products rebounded (2.42 percent vs -1.20 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales advanced 4.96 percent, recovering sharply from a 2.54 percent fall in the prior month. Year-to-date, retail trade grew 2.39 percent compared to the same period of 2018.

Taiwan's retail trade increased 4.46 percent from a year earlier in June 2019, compared to a downwardly revised 2.94 percent growth in the previous month, as sales rose at faster pace for: motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories (9.33 percent vs 6.59 percent); general merchandise stores (6.56 percent vs 4.88 percent); textiles and clothing (4.55 percent vs 2.76 percent); household appliances and goods (3.89 percent vs 2.36 percent); pharmaceutical and medical goods and cosmetics (3.85 percent vs 2.27 percent); and retail sale via mail order houses or via internet (9 percent vs 8.19 percent).

Retail sales in Taiwan increased 2.97 percent year-on-year in May of 2019, easing from a 4.45 percent gain in the previous month. Sales slowed for food, beverages & tobacco (0.55 percent vs 1.77 percent in April); household supply (1.77 percent vs 8.34 percent) and pharmaceutical & medical goods (2.11 percent vs 3.64 percent) while those declined for building material (-6.94 percent vs -0.75 percent); fuel products (-0.68 percent vs 3.37 percent) and information and communications equipment & electrical household appliances (-8.87 percent vs 1.8 percent). On the other hand, sales rose faster for textiles & clothes (2.92 percent vs 2.37 percent); cultural & recreation goods (8.93 percent vs 2.57 percent) and motor vehicles & motorcycles (6.93 percent vs 6.62 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales went up 3.24 percent, following a 2.95 percent rise in April.