According to the State Statistical Office data, the wholesale turnover by groups of products in 2023 was 765 633 013 thousand denars.
Within the division wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, where 97.2% of the turnover in the total wholesale trade was realized, the largest share (25.7%) was recorded in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (fuel wood, hard coal, wood charcoal, lignite, motor spirit (gasoline), kerosene, gas oils, fuel oils N.E.C. ), followed by sales of pharmaceutical goods (10.5%) and turnover from Sugar confectionery products (9.0%).
The turnover of Computers, computer peripheral equipment and software (computers, laptops, notebooks, printers, software, video games) accounted for 7.6% of total wholesale turnover, except motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The turnover from the division trade of motor vehicles participates with 2.8% in the total wholesale turnover, and within this division, the turnover from cars and light motor vehicles (new and used) participates with 33.0% and the turnover from the sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories (tires, parts and accessories) participates with 42.7%.
The retail turnover by groups of products in 2023 was 387 754 620 thousand denars. Within the division retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles, where 94.9% of the turnover in the total retail trade was realized, the largest share in the turnover (24.2%) was recorded in the sale of automotive fuels, followed by the turnover from the sale of other trade in non-specialized stores (8.4%), pharmaceutical goods (medicaments: pharmaceutical goods and preparations- vitamins, antibiotics, serums and vaccines - only for human use) (6.0%), meat products (4.5%), tobacco products (4.4%), electric household appliances (4.1%), other food products, N.E.C. (3.9%),meat (2.7%), clothing (2.3%), computers, peripheral units and software (2.3%), sugar confectionery (2.0%), textiles (2.0%), retail trade of alcoholic beverages (2.0%), retail trade of other beverages (1.9%) and construction materials N.E.C. (1.8%).
The turnover from the motor vehicles, motorcycles and parts participates with 5.1% in the total turnover of the retail trade, where the biggest turnover was realized in the sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories in specialized stores (45.5%) and in the sale of motor vehicles (new) in specialized stores (45.2%).
The turnover in retail trade according to the regions was highest in the Skopje region (52.5%), while the smallest turnover in retail trade was realized in the East region (1.7%).
The largest number of stores in the retail trade are in the Pelagonia region (21.3%) of the total number of stores, while the least number of stores is in the Northeast region (5.4%).
