Updated 1st May 2013 -  In the past accounting year, UK turnover in the Retailing & Wholesaling sector companies monitored has fallen by 0.5% to £883.6bn. Profits have decreased by 2% to £39.7bn. Employee numbers have declined by 0.6% to 5,330,672 people over the same period.  The picture over the last 3 years shows a turnover increase of 13% and a fall in employee numbers by 10%.