{"version":"1","article":{"id":"norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","slug":"norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=en","title":"Norway retail sales volume edges up 0.6% in August","summary":"Norway’s seasonally adjusted retail volume index rose 0.6% in August, while its calendar-adjusted level was 1.0% below August 2025; wholesale volumes rose 3.4% year on year.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Norway (SSB)","url":"https://www.ssb.no/en/varehandel-og-tjenesteyting/varehandel/statistikk/varehandelsindeksen","publishedAt":"2026-09-28","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-retail-sales-volume-up-06-percent-in-august?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Norway’s volume index for retail trade increased 0.6% between July and August 2026 after seasonal adjustment. The calendar-adjusted retail index remained 1.0% below August 2025. Wholesale trade, excluding motor vehicles, was up 1.1% on the month and 3.4% over the year.","Retail categories diverged: fuel sales volume rose 5.3% from July but was 15.6% below a year earlier, while food and beverage retail rose 0.7% monthly and fell 1.1% annually. These are volume-index changes with separate seasonal and calendar adjustments, not changes in nominal sales revenue."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Norway’s seasonally adjusted retail volume index rose 0.6% in August, while its calendar-adjusted level was 1.0% below August 2025; wholesale volumes rose 3.4% year on year.\n\nStatistics Norway’s volume index for retail trade increased 0.6% between July and August 2026 after seasonal adjustment. The calendar-adjusted retail index remained 1.0% below August 2025. Wholesale trade, excluding motor vehicles, was up 1.1% on the month and 3.4% over the year.\n\nRetail categories diverged: fuel sales volume rose 5.3% from July but was 15.6% below a year earlier, while food and beverage retail rose 0.7% monthly and fell 1.1% annually. These are volume-index changes with separate seasonal and calendar adjustments, not changes in nominal sales revenue.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}