May 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, went up by 0.3% year-on-year in March after increasing by a revised 3.2% in February, the country's statistical office said on Thursday, citing preliminary data.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover at constant prices slipped by 0.6% in March, following a revised climb of 0.3% in February, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a monthly report.
Details follow (pct change):
|
March y/y |
March m/m |
Feb y/y* |
Feb m/m* |
Retail sales |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
-food, drinks, tobacco |
8.6 |
-0.8 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
-non-food (excl fuel) |
0.1 |
-2.3 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
-fuel |
-15.5 |
-0.4 |
-14.0 |
-0.8 |
*revised data
source: NSI