July 5 (SeeNews) - Romania's retail sales rose by an annual 15.2% in May after going up by an annual 19% the month before, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Tuesday.
The figures are seasonally and working-day adjusted, INS said in a statement.
On a monthly basis, retail trade turnover fell 1.6% in May after posting a 2.8% increase in April, the data indicated.
In the first five months of the year retail sales climbed by an annual 16.8%.
The figures do not include trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles.
In 2015 Romania's retail sales rose by 8.9%.
Details follow (pct change):
|
May y/y |
April y/y |
May m/m |
April m/m |
Retail sales |
+15.2 |
+19.0 |
-1.6 |
+2.8 |
- Food sales |
+24.3 |
+27.0 |
-0.5 |
+1.6 |
- Non-food sales |
+12.4 |
+17.8 |
-3.2 |
+3.5 |
- Fuels |
+8.9 |
+8.8 |
-2.2 |
-0.2 |
* based on seasonally-adjusted data.