TIRANA (Albania), December 13 (SeeNews) – Albania's retail sales increased by a real 3.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2018, following an annual rise of 2.4% in the previous quarter, the country's statistical office, INSTAT, said on Thursday.
On a quarterly comparison basis, retail sales increased by 3.3% in the July-September period, after adding 2.4% in the previous quarter, INSTAT said in a statement.
Following are details of Albania's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
Q3 |
Q2 |
Retail trade |
3.7 |
2.4 |
Retail trade, except retail sale of automotive fuel |
3.1 |
1.2 |
Retail sales of motor fuel |
5.0 |
5.3 |
Source: INSTAT