Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Wayne Furbert released the April 2021 Retail Sales report.
In April, the overall volume of local retail sales increased by 23.3% year-over-year.
In value terms, retail sales rose 25.4% to an estimated $82.5 million.
April’s retail sales increase compares to the previous year’s local retail sales which reported a volume decrease of 28.9% due largely to the pandemic, as outlined in the Department of Statistics’ April 2021 Retail Sales report.