July 8 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased by 5.0% year-on-year in May, slightly less than the increase of 5.7% recorded in April, the country's statistical office said on Friday citing preliminary data.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover at constant prices slipped by 0.8% in the fourth month of 2022 after growing by a revised 0.9% year-on-year in March, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a monthly report.
Details follow (pct change):
|
May y/y |
May m/m |
Apr y/y* |
Apr m/m* |
Retail sales |
5.0 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
-1.1 |
-food, drinks, tobacco |
0.7 |
0.5 |
-2.1 |
-0.5 |
-non-food (excl fuel) |
7.2 |
-1.0 |
10.0 |
-0.5 |
-fuel |
7.2 |
-1.4 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
*revised data
source: NSI