According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, in August 2017, in comparison with August 2016, the turnover in retail trade increased in the following groups/classes: Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco (by 9.8% in nominal terms and 7.9% in real terms) and Retail trade of automotive fuel (by 7.4% in nominal terms and 11.1% in real terms), while in the group/ class Retail trade, except automotive fuel the turnover grew by 0.4% in nominal terms, but fell by 0.5% in real terms.
The turnover in retail trade decreased in the group/class Retail sale of non-food products (except fuel) (by 7.2% in nominal terms and 6.8% in real terms).
