KSH: retail turnover increased by 0.6 percent in January compared to the same period of the previous year, while it did not change compared to the previous month

By: Trademagazin Date: 2024. 03. 06. 12:26

In January 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover increased by 0.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday.

Compared to the previous month, according to data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, the volume of retail trade did not change. The volume of turnover in food and food-related mixed retail increased by 0.2 percent. The food-

The sales volume of mixed food stores, which account for 76 percent of retail sales, increased by 1.0 percent, while that of food, beverage, and tobacco specialty stores decreased by 2.1 percent.

The turnover volume of non-food retail trade decreased by 0.9 percent overall. The volume of sales increased by 8.0 percent in pharmaceutical, medical product, and perfume stores, by 5.5 percent in book, computer technology, and other industrial goods stores, by 6.4 percent in mixed industrial goods stores, and by 8.1 percent in textile, clothing, and footwear stores. , it was 8.2 percent smaller in furniture and technical goods stores, and 8.4 percent smaller in second-hand goods stores.

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