Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, grew 9.6% on the year in March, after rising by an annual 6.6% in the second month of 2022, the country's statistical office said on Tuesday, quoting preliminary data.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover at constant prices went up by 1.6% in March, following a 0.2% increase in February, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a statement.
Details follow (pct change):
|
Mar y/y |
Mar m/m |
Feb y/y* |
Feb m/m* |
Retail sales |
9.6 |
1.6 |
6.6 |
0.2 |
-food, drinks, tobacco |
1.7 |
-0.8 |
3.4 |
-0.7 |
-non-food |
13.8 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
-1.2 |
-fuel |
14.1 |
-1.0 |
14.9 |
1.7 |
*revised data
source: NSI