February 5 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's retail sales grew by a real 3.4% in 2018 after rising by 3.3% in the previous year, according to data published by the country's statistical office, Monstat.
Calculated in current prices, retail sales grew by 4.6% in 2018 after rising by 3.3% in 2017, official figures showed.
In December alone, Montenegro's retail sales grew by a real 4.6% year-on-year, after increasing by 4.5% a month earlier.
On a monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover rose by a real 15.9% in December, after falling by 8.7% in November.
Following are details of Montenegro's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
December'18 |
November'18 |
Retail trade of food |
7.1 |
6.3 |
Retail trade of non-food products |
1.8 |
2.6 |
Total trade without motor fuel |
4.0 |
4.2 |
Total retail trade |
4.6 |
4.5 |