March 16 (SeeNews) - Albania's retail sales increased by a real 8.6% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2016, accelerating from a 6.5% growth rate in the third quarter, the country's statistical office, INSTAT, said on Thursday.
On a quarterly comparison basis, retail sales grew by a real 3.6% in the October-December period, after rising 13.5% in the previous quarter.
Following are details of Albania's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
Q4'16 |
Q3'16 |
Retail trade |
8.6 |
6.5 |
Retail trade, except retail sale of automotive fuel |
7.2 |
8.0 |
Retail sale of motor fuel |
10.6 |
4.2 |
source: INSTAT