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Methodology based on CNAE 2009:
Retail Trade Indices (RTI). Base 2010
Retail Trade Indices (RTI). Base 2005

Methodology based on CNAE 93:
Retail Trade Indices (RTI). Base 2005 --- Change of Base Year
Retail Trade Indices (RTI). Base 2001
Retail Trade Indices (RTI). Base 1994


The short-term Retail Trade Indices form part of the action program for the Development of the Statistical System on Retail Trade elaborated by Eurostat, and is governed by that established in Council Regulations (EC) Nº1165/98 dated the 19th of May 1998 on short-term statistics. The Retail Trade Index is moreover one of the Main European Economic Indicators (MEEI), the objective of which is to provide speedy information to the European Central Bank, falling within the so-called EMU Action Plan.

The objective of the Retail Trade Indices is to ascertain the main characteristics of companies dedicated to retail trade in Spain, which allow for the short-term measurement of the evolution of the activity within the sector.