Romania's retail turnover volume up 7pct in the first 11 months of 2019

The retail turnover volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 7 percent in the first 11 months of 2019, as gross series, compared to the similar period of 2018, according to the data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Monday.

The increase of the retail trade volume in this period was due to the increases in sales of non-food products (+8.5 percent), the retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+6.6 percent) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+5.6 percent).

In the same period, the retail trade volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles), as series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality registered an increase by 7 percent compared to the similar period of 2017 due to the rises in sales of non-food products (+8.7 percent), the retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+6.7 percent) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+5.2 percent).

In November 2019, the retail trade volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles) increased overall as gross series by 2 percent compared to the previous month due to the increases registered in sales of non-food products (+11.4 percent) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.4 percent).

The retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores went down 11.1 percent.

In November 2019 against the previous month, the retail trade volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles) increased overall by 0.8 percent, as series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality due to increases in sales of non-food products (+3.5 percent) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.3 percent).

The retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores went down 2.7 percent.

In November 2019 against November 2018, the retail trade volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles) registered an increase by 6.5 percent, as gross series due to the rises registered in sales of non-food products (+8.5 percent), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+7.0 percent) and the retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+1.8 percent).

In November 2019 against November 2018, the retail trade volume (except for trade in vehicles and motorcycles) registered an increase by 6.2 percent, as series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality due to the increases registered in sales of non-food products (+7.6 percent), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+6.7 percent) and the retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+2.2 percent)