TIRANA (Albania), December 13 (SeeNews) – Albania's retail sales increased by a real 3.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, following an annual rise of 3.5% in the previous quarter, the country's statistical office, INSTAT, said.
On a quarterly comparison basis, retail sales grew by 2.0% in the July-September period, after adding 2.1% in the previous quarter, INSTAT said in a statement on Thursday.
Following are details of Albania's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
Q3 |
Q2 |
Retail trade |
3.9 |
3.5 |
Retail trade, except retail sale of automotive fuel |
3.4 |
4.7 |
Retail sales of motor fuel |
5.0 |
0.5 |
Source: INSTAT