July 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's retail sales grew by 6.3% year-on-year in May after increasing by 5.0% in the previous month, the country's statistical office, NSI, said on Monday, citing preliminary data.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover rose by 0.6% in May following a revised 1.3% increase in April, the data showed.
Details follow (pct change):
|
May y/y |
May m/m |
April y/y |
April m/m |
Retail sales |
6.3 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
- food |
10.5 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
- non-food |
4.3 |
0.2 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
- fuel |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
Source: NSI
The NSI has revised the figure for the month-on-month change in retail sales in April from a previously reported increase of 0.9%.