Retail turnover goes up by 5.6% during first two months

The turnover volume in retail (with the exception of commerce with automobiles and motorcycles) has gone up during the first two months of the year as opposed to the same period of 2021, for both gross series, by 5.6%, as well as adjusted series, based on the number of working days and seasonality by 9.1%, according to the data published the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Wednesday, Agerpres reports.

Thus, the turnover volume in retail (with the exception of automobiles and motorcycles), gross series, for the period of January 1 - February 28, 2022, when comparing with the same period of 2021, has registered an increase, as a whole, by 5.6%, due to the advance in retail commerce of motor fuels in specialized stores (+14.3%), sales of non-food items (+6%), and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.7%).

For adjusted series, the 9.1% increase was generated by growth registered in retail trade of motor fuels in specialized shops (+12.7%), sale of non-food items (+6.4%) and sale of food, beverages and tobacco (+4.1%).