KSH: the fuels and manufactured goods pulled the retail trade in December

The retail sales continued to recover in December last year. The turnover was 5.6 percent higher than the calendar adjusted data of a year after the previous month's 5.1 percent increase. The unadjusted data shows an accelerated 6.2 percent growth, compared to the previous month’S 5.1 percent – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reportes on Wednesday based on its first estimate.

The changes in fuel prices are more and more visible on the market, the volume of consumption exceeded last year’s datas by 10.7 percent, after a 8.6 percent increase in November.

The Central Statistical Office will publish its second estimate on the retail trade in December on 26 February. (MTI)