August 2017: results on the consumption of clothing & textiles
After the strong increase observed in July (+6.4%), distributors' sales also recorded a 5.4% increase in value in August 2017 compared with the low benchmark of August 2016, during which commercial activity was down 6.4% compared with August 2015.
Results for the eighth month of the year ranged from a 15.4% increase for department and popular stores to a 3.3% decline for multi-brand independent retailers.
At the end of August, the results for 2017 improved slightly and now show a slight increase in value (+0.3%) compared to the first eight months of last year.