Retail trade volume, except trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased in Romania in the first five months of 2023, y-o-y, by 3.3% unadjusted and by 3.2% adjusted for working days and seasonality, show data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.
Official statistics reveal that rising volumes between January 1 and May 31, 2023 were recorded in retail sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (+5.1%) and non-food products (+4 %). In contrast, retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores decreased by 1.0%.
When adjusted for working days and seasonality, the overall annual increase was 3.2 % on increases in the retail sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (+4.1%) and non-food products (+3.7%). In contrast, retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores decreased by 0.4%.
The unadjusted May 2023 retail trade volumes, except trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased as a whole by 7.2% on a monthly basis, on increases in the retail sale trade of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+20.7), and and sale of non-food products (+8.8%). Sale of food products, beverages and tobacco fell by1.6% .
When adjusted for working days and seasonality, the increase was 3.2%, on increases in the retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+6.2%), sale of non-food products (+2.8%), sale of non-food products (+3.5%), and sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (+0.3%).
Y-o-y, the unadjusted May 2023 retail trade volume, except trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased by 3.2% overall on increases in retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+2.5%) and sale of non-food products (-1.3%), sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (2.4%).
When adjusted for working days and seasonality, it advanced overall by 2.7% on increases in the retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+2.7%) and non-food products (+3.2%), and the sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (2.1%).
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