November 4 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's retail sales grew by a real 2.4% year-on-year in September, slowing down from a 2.9% increase a month earlier, preliminary official data showed on Friday.
Compared to August, retail trade turnover fell by a real 15.3% in September, the data from the country's statistics office, Monstat, indicated.
Calculated in current prices, retail sales rose by 3.8% on the year, but fell by 15.4% on the month in September.
Following are details of Montenegro's retail trade turnover by main categories (y/y pct change, real):
|
Sept'16 |
Aug'16 |
Retail trade of automotive fuel |
-6.3 |
0.9 |
Retail trade in non-specialised stores |
-0.5 |
0.5 |
Retail trade of food, drink and tobacco |
26.1 |
15.6 |
Retail trade of pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic and toilet preparations |
-4.2 |
4.3 |
Other retail trade in specialised stores |
9.8 |
9.7 |
Total retail trade |
2.4 |
2.9 |
Total trade without motor fuels |
3.0 |
3.0 |