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%.<\/p>\n
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%.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Large-scale distribution highly increased by 8.4% compared with February 2019, while small-scale distribution rose by 3.3%.<\/p>\n
In February 2020, non-store sales were down 0.1% in the year on year series.<\/p>\n
Online sales increased by 15.3% compared with the same month a year earlier.<\/p>\n
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%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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