In March 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased compared to February 2024, both as a gross series by 8.6% and as a series adjusted for working days and seasonality by 0.7%.

Period January 1 to March 31, 2024 Compared to the Same Period in 2023

During the period from January 1 to March 31, 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased compared to the period from January 1 to March 31, 2023, both as a gross series by 6.4% and as a series adjusted for working days and seasonality by 5.5%.

March 2024 Compared to March 2023

In March 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased compared to March 2023, both as a gross series by 2.0% and as a series adjusted for working days and seasonality by 4.3%.

 March 2024 Compared to February 2024

Gross Series:

The volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) in March 2024, compared to the previous month, increased overall by 8.6%. This increase was due to:

- Retail trade of automotive fuel in specialized stores: +10.3%

- Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco: +10.0%

- Sales of non-food products: +6.7%

Adjusted Series:

The volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), adjusted for working days and seasonality, increased overall in March 2024 compared to the previous month by 0.7%. This was due to:

- Retail trade of automotive fuel in specialized stores: +2.1%

- Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco decreased by 0.4%

- Sales of non-food products remained at the same level

March 2024 Compared to March 2023

Gross Series:

The volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) in March 2024, compared to March 2023, registered an overall increase of 2.0%. This increase was due to:

- Sales of non-food products: +6.5%

- Retail trade of automotive fuel in specialized stores: +0.3%

- Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco decreased by 2.2%

Adjusted Series:

The volume of retail trade turnover (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), adjusted for working days and seasonality, in March 2024 compared to March 2023, registered an overall increase of 4.3%. This was due to:

- Sales of non-food products: +10.9%

- Retail trade of automotive fuel in specialized stores: +5.1%

- Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco decreased by 1.7%

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