Against December 2021, retail turnover, except sales of cars and motorbikes, dropped by 23.7% in January 2022 in gross series, amid falling sales of non-food items (by 26.2%), sales of foodstuff, beverages and tobacco (24.6%) and of car fuel in specialized stores (16.1%).
As series adjusted to the number of working days and seasonality, retail turnover declined overall in January 2022 on the month, by 0.9%, amid 1.8% lower sales of foodstuff, beverages and tobacco.
Sales of car fuel in specialized stores rose by 2% and sales of non-food items were up 1.3% against December 2021.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)