Declining sales in retail trade in March

Economic indicators
Declining sales in retail trade in March

The volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has decreased by 2.43% in March 2019 compared to the same month last year.
In the same period, the sharpest increase (3.95%) was registered for “Computers, peripheral devices and software ; communication devices ; sports equipment ; games and toys ; plants and flowers, etc.”.


From March 2018 onwards, indices are expressed with reference year 2015=100.
The series "Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco" for the deflator of sales and the quantity has been revised from February 2018.
The series « Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet » for the value and quantity has been revised for January 2019.