Since July 2024, NSI has 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 September 2024, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
A growth was reported in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 1.4% and in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 0.5%. In ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ a decrease was noted - by 3.6%.
The trade turnover rose by 4.8% compared to September 2023 according to the calendar-adjusted data.
In September 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, an increase of the turnover was registered in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 10.5% and in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 7.4%. А drop was reported in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 13.8%.