site.bta Retail Trade Turnover in May Up 0.2 Per Cent from April

Retail Trade Turnover in May Up 0.2 Per Cent from April

Sofia, July 9 (BTA) - According to the preliminary seasonally
adjusted data, the turnover in 'Retail trade, except of motor
vehicles and motorcycles' at constant prices increased in May
2015 by 0.2 per cent compared to April, Bulgaria's National
Statistical Institute reported on Wednesday.

In May 2015, the working-day-adjusted turnover in 'Retail trade,
 except of motor vehicles and motorcycles' grew by 0.8 per cent
in comparison with the same month of 2014.

Month on month, the May 2015 turnover increased in 'Retail sale
of automotive fuel' by 1.1 per cent, in 'Dispensing chemist;
retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and
toilet articles' by 0.8 per cent, in 'Retail sale via mail order
 houses or via Internet' by 0.7 per cent, in 'Retail sale of
computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications
equipment' by 0.6 per cent, and in 'Retail sale of textiles,
clothing, footwear and leather goods' by 0.4 per cent. The
turnover decreased in 'Retail sale of food, beverages and
tobacco' by 0.6 per cent and in 'Retail sale in non-specialised
stores' by 0.3 per cent.

Year on year, the May 2015 turnover increased in 'Retail sale
via mail order houses or via Internet' and in 'Retail sale of
automotive fuel by 7.0 per cent and in 'Dispensing chemist;
retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and
toilet articles' by 6.2 per cent. The turnover declined in
'Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco' by  3.1 per cent,
in 'Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather
goods' by 2.4 per cent, and in 'Retail sale in non-specialised
stores' by 1.1 per cent.