French home improvement retailers experienced continued high sales in July, even if the growth rates declined somewhat.
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French home improvement retailers experienced continued high sales in July, even if the growth rates declined somewhat.
The downturn in eurozone construction activity continued to ease in July, adding to further signs that the sector may turn a corner in the coming months if the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For the US American National Hardware Show trade fair, which was cancelled due to Covid-19, there is to be a virtual replacement.
In the DIY trade in Switzerland, the positive swings of the sales curve in the first half of the year were somewhat less drastic than in Germany and Austria.
The rate of increase in productivity was the fastest for just over six years. By sector, manufacturing and services both registered productivity improvements, with the former reporting the steeper increase.
The majority of sectors achieved growth of output at the start of the second half of 2020, as governments continued to ease restrictions brought in to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Manufacturing production rose for the first time in six months during July. Although the rate of expansion was only mild it was nonetheless the sharpest since the end of 2018.
In 2019, Praktiker Hungary experienced a jump in sales of 18 per cent compared with the previous year.
The Spanish home improvement chain Bricor is gradually disappearing from view.
