INS: Retail turnover up 11.1 oct in first 10 months

 

As unadjusted series, there was a boost in trade due to the sales of non-food products (+ 16 pct), retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores (+ 11.2 pct) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+5.8 pct).

 

The volume of retail trade turnover (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased overall by 10.2 pct, as workday and seasonally adjusted series, in the first 10 months compared to the same period last year, due to the increase registered in the sales of non-food products (+ 15.8 pct), the retail trade of motor fuels in specialized stores (+ 10.5 pct) and in the sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+ 4 pct).

 

According to the INS, the volume of turnover in retail trade (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) decreased overall by 3.3 pct, as unadjusted series, in October 2021, compared to the previous month, due to decreases registered in the retail sale of motor fuels in specialized stores (-4.8 pct) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco and sales of non-food products (-2.9 pct, each).

 

Expressed as workday and seasonally adjusted series, the retail turnover (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell overall by 0.3 pct in October 2021 compared to the previous month, due to the decline in the sales of non-good products (-1.5 pct) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-1.1 pct). There was an increase in the retail trade of motor fuels in specialized shops (+0.1 pct).

 

Also, the volume of turnover in retail trade (except trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased overall by 4%, as unadjusted series, in October 2021, compared to October 2020, due to the increases recorded in the retail sale of motor fuels in specialized stores (+ 6.3 pct), sales of non-food products (+ 3.9 pct) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+ 2.7 pct).

 

The volume of turnover in retail trade (except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased overall. by 5.5 pct, expressed as workday and seasonally adjusted series, in October 2021, Y-o-Y, due to increases in the retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores (+ 8.8 pct), sales of non-food products (+ 5.4 pct) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco ( + 2.1 pct).