Decrease of sales in retail trade in September

Economic indicators
Decrease of sales in retail trade in September

The volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has decreased by 0.9% in September 2022 compared to the same month last year.

In the same period, the sharpest increases were registered for ‘Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores’, ‘Textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores’, ‘Other retail sale in non-specialised stores’ and ‘Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets’, i.e. increases of 8.5%, 6.7%, 5.9% and 4.7%, respectively.

The sharpest decreases were observed in ‘Retail sale via stalls and markets’, ‘Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores’, ‘Food, beverages and tobacco’ and ‘Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating’, i.e. decreases of 18.8%, 5.6%, 5.3% and 5.3%, respectively.