First half-year trade businesses up 6.8 pct

The retail trade turnover volume (except the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) in the gross series, recorded a 6.8 pct growth in the first half of the year 2019 as compared to the similar period of 2018, due to an increase in the non-food products sales (+9.7 pct), the retail trade of fuels for motor vehicles in the specialised stores (+5.4 pct) and the sales of food products, beverages and tobacco (+4.8 pct).

The retail trade turnover by series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality recorded a 6.9 pct increase, due to the advance of the non-food products sales (+9.9 pct), the retail trade of fuels for motor vehicles in the specialised stores (+5.9 pct) and the sales of food products, beverages and tobacco (+4.7 pct).