According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, in January 2024, in comparison with January 2023, the turnover in
retail trade increased in the following groups/classes: Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco by 4.4% in nominal terms and 0.8%
in real terms, Retail sale of non-food products (except fuel) by 8.5% in nominal terms and 3.8% in real terms, and Retail trade, except
automotive fuel by 6.4% in nominal terms and 2.3% in real terms.
A decrease in nominal and real terms was registered only in Retail trade of automotive fuel, by 23.2% in nominal terms and 19.3% in
real terms.
Starting from 2024, the monthly indices for trade turnover are calculated with a new base year 2021=100. All indices that were previously
published with the base year 2015=100 will be recalculated with the new base year and published in the MakStat database.