The growth rate announced for the month of September is, according to the same source, 1.7 percent point below the registered in the previous period.

According to the same source, and referring to data from large scale footwear retailers, footwear sales fell in the early part of the current year, and then being quite stable until the month of August. The monthly sales growth rate fluctuated much in September, growing by 16.9% in volume and by 9.6% in value.