The nine-month retail trade turnover (except for trade in motorvehicles and motorcycles) was 5.2 pct higher YoY as raw series and 6 pct up as adjusted series, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said in a release on Monday.
Expressed as raw series, the retail turnover growth was the effect of the 6.5 percent growth in sales of foods, tobacco and beverages, of the 6.1 pct advance in non-food sales, and the 2 pct growth in automotive fuel sales in specialized stores.
Expressed as workday and seasonally adjusted series, the Jan - Sept retail turnover advanced following growth in non-food sales (+7.1 pct), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+7 pct) and sales of automotive fuels in specialized stores (+2.9 pct).
The retail turnover (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) this September was 2.3 percent up YoY as raw series, as an effect of the 4.5 pct growth in sales of food, beverages and tobacco, the 1.9 pct advance in sales of automotive fuels, and the 0.6 pct increase in non-food sales.
Expressed as workday and seasonally adjusted series (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), September's retail turnover was 2.8 percent up YoY following growth in sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+4.8 pct), automotive fuel sales in specialized stores (+2.5 pct) and sales in non-foods (+1.8 pct).
Expressed as raw series, the retail turnover (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) this September was 3.9 pct lower compared to August 2018 as an effect of the decline in sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-6.7 pct) and sales of non-foods (-3.8 pct). Automotive fuel sales in specialized stores were up 0.2 pct.
Expressed as workday and seasonally adjusted series, the retail turnover advanced 1.1 percent in September from the previous month, following growth in sales of automotive fuel in specialized stores (+7.6 pct). Sales of non-foods dropped 0.7 pct, while sales of food, beverages and tobacco were in line with the month before.
Official statistics: Nine-month retail trade turnover 5.2 pct up YoY
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