NGM: retail turnover took off in January

Among the data, it was highlighted that the volume of sales in food and food-type mixed stores increased by 4.7 percent. In non-food retail, the sales volume increased even more, by 5.6 percent. Within this, sales increased by 9.7 percent in pharmaceutical, medical product and perfume stores, 7.8 percent in furniture and technical goods stores, 6.7 percent in industrial goods mixed stores, and 4.7 percent in textile, clothing and footwear stores.

The Ministry of Economy highlighted:

the government is continuously working to improve the economy so that families can manage with more money and thus consume more. Full employment and the 16-month real wage increase, most recently by 6.1 percent, are also contributing to this, as a result of which public confidence is continuously strengthening.