September 30 (SeeNews) - Macedonia's retail sales increased by a real 11.1% year-on-year in August, accelerating from a 7.7% growth rate a month earlier, statistics office data showed on Friday.
At current prices, August's retail sales also increased by 11.1% on the year, the data showed.
Following are details of Macedonia's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
Aug'16 |
July'16 |
Retail trade except for motor vehicles and motorcycles |
11.1 |
7.7 |
- retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco |
11.8 |
7.4 |
- retail trade of non-food products (except fuels) |
24.0 |
18.8 |
- retail trade (except automotive fuel) |
18.4 |
13.9 |
- retail trade of automotive fuel |
-4.1 |
-0.5 |
source: Macedonian stats office