March retail sales up 6.1%: BI survey 11th May 2021
Illustration: Shoppers and vehicles crowd the road in Kebon Kembang Market, Bogor City, West Java on Sunday (May 9, 2021). Strong public demand ahead of Ramadan coupled with favorable seasonal and weather conditions boosted retail sales in March this year. (ANTARA PHOTO/Arif Firmansyah/hp) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia’s Retail Sales Survey (SPE) has indicated an increase in monthly retail sales in March this year compared to the previous month.
“Real Sales Index (IPR) March 2021 grew 6.1 percent (mtm), increasing from the previous month s growth of minus 2.7 percent (mtm), executive director of the central bank’s communication department, Erwin Haryono, said in an official statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Indonesia recorded improvement in retail sales in November 2020: BI 12th January 2021
Illustration - Employees busy in refueling at a gas station in Jakarta, Saturday (19/9/2020). ANTARA FOTO / Reno Esnir Jakarta (ANTARA) - Monthly retail sales grew better in November 2020, supported by most goods groups, apparent from that month s Real Sales Index (IPR) that grew by -1.2 percent month-to-month (mtm), from -5.3 percent mtm in October 2020. Positive growth was clocked in most groups of goods, such as sales of clothing, fuel for motor vehicles, and spare parts and accessories, Executive Director of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia (BI) Erwin Haryono stated in Jakarta, Tuesday.