In May 2024, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices decreased by 0.8% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
A decrease was reported in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 9.7% and in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 3.4%, while ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ kept the level of the previous month.
The calendar-adjusted data show that the turnover rose by 1.6% compared to May 2023.
In May 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, an increase in turnover was registered in the ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 9.4% and in the ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 1.0%. А decrease was reported in the ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 13.5%.
