From July 2024, NSI started publishing Turnover Indices in Retail trade by base year 2021 = 100 in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council for European Business Statistics and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197.
In July 2024, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 1.2% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
An increase was reported in all major groups: ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 1.4%, ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 0.9% and ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 0.3%.
The trade turnover went up by 6.8% compared to the same month of 2023 according to the calendar-adjusted data.
In July 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, an increase in turnover was registered in the ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 12.6% and in the ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 7.3%. А decrease was reported in the ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 6.2%.
