Trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles in Romania increased by 8.5% in volume unadjusted in the first two months of 2021 y-o-y while market services provided to the population decreased in volume unadjusted by 29.7%, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Market services provided to the population, adjusted for work days and seasonality in the first two months of 2021 reported a decrease in volume by 30.8% y-o-y.
INS data also show that the unadjusted February 2021 total turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles was up 8% on a monthly basis.
When adjusted for work days and seasonality, the increase was 0.5%.
Market services provided to population in February 2021 were up 9.2% in volume on a monthly basis in unadjusted terms.
When adjusted for work days and seasonality, they were up 18%.
Wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles in February 2021 was up 9.3% in volume y-o-y in unadjusted terms.
When adjusted for work days and seasonality, it advanced 9.9%.
Also, market services provided to the population were down 24% in volume y-o-y when adjusted for work days and seasonality