Retail sales (a measure of private consumption, the main engine of economic growth) slowed after the first six months from 5.7% to 5.2%, data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics showed.
The volume of turnover of retail trade (except trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), gross series, for the first 6 months of this year, compared to the period 1.1-30.VI.2021, an increase of 5.2% was recorded, due to the increase in fuel sales (+9 .6%), sales of non-food goods (+6.0%) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+2.0%), reports INS.
The volume of retail trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) in June 2022 compared to June 2021 increased by 3.2% due to the growth of retail trade of automotive fuel in specialized stores (+7.4%). %), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+2.3%) and sales of non-food products (+1.9%), according to the INS press release.
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