RETAIL SALES: DO THEY MEAN REDUCED EXPENDITURES? GERMAN GROCERY EVIDENCE



Figures and Tables

Tab. 1: Selection of store types and retailer companies in the sample

Retailer company

Total

A

B

C

D

E

F

Other

SSM

16

5

7

2

1

0

0

1

BSM

43

12

5

11

3

4

0

8

CSM

68

7

4

12

5

20

6

14

DC

4

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

Total

131

24

18

25

11

24

6

23

Notes: SSM: Small supermarkets, BSM: Big supermarkets, CSM: Combined supermarkets, DC: Discounter. A to
F: Different retailer companies, such as Edeka or Spar group.

Source: Data by ZMP, 2001.

Fig. 1: Weekly average food retail prices in Germany from 1995 to 2000

beef


1600

1500

1400




pork


apples


0

1600


1400

1300

50   100   150 200 250 300


1400

1200

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1600

1500

liver

sausage

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0    50   100   150 200 250 300


1700


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1600

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0    50   100   150 200 250 300 0    50   100   150 200 250 300

450


400

350

300


pears


0    50   100   150 200 250 300 0    50   100   150 200 250 300

citrons

65

60

55

50

lettuce

50   100   150 200 250 300 0    50   100   150 200 250 300

0


250


carrots

200

150

onions

0    50   100   150 200 250 300 0    50   100   150 200 250 300


poultry


Legend: All prices in German pennies per kg, except the prices of lettuce and citrons which are quoted in German
pennies per piece.

Source: Data by ZMP, 2001.



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