Retail trade

In February 2020 the seasonally adjusted index of retail trade increased for the third consecutive month in the month on month series, as value of sales was up 0.8% and volume was up 0.9%.

In the three months to February 2020, the value of retail sales grew by 0.6%, likewise the volume of sales rose by 0.7%.

In the year on year series, estimates for retail trade continued to grow, reaching a peak of 5.7% in February 2020. Food sales increased by 8.2% and non-food sales rose by 3.8% compared with February 2019.

Large-scale distribution highly increased by 8.4% compared with February 2019, while small-scale distribution rose by 3.3%.

In February 2020, non-store sales were down 0.1% in the year on year series.

Online sales increased by 15.3% compared with the same month a year earlier.

Looking at the value of sales for non-food products, all categories increased in the year on year series. The largest growths were reported for Durable and non-durable household items (+7.6%) and Tools (+6.3%), while the smallest growth concerned Stationary, books, newspapers and magazines (+1.0%).