Increase in retail sale of 5.7% in April

Continuous increase in retail trade since February 2021

In April 2022, working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased in real terms at the annual level by 5.7% compared to the same month last year, which has represented a continuous increase since February 2021 after its decrease caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to April 2019, that turnover was 5.9% higher. In April 2022, seasonally and working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased in real terms at the monthly level by 0.3%, as compared to the month before.

All eleven trade branches realise increase in turnover

A total retail trade turnover, according to gross, unajusted indices, increased in nominal terms by 20.3% in April 2022, as compared to the same month last year. All eleven trade branches realised increase in turnover. The largest increase was realised in trade branches Textile, clothing and footwear (of 49.4%), Automotive fuels and lubricants (of 34.8%), Non-specialised stores with non-food products predominating (of 27.2%) and Electrical household appliances, furniture and other household articles (of 20.1%).

In April 2022, as compared to April 2019, retail trade turnover also increased in real terms by 20.3%. The largest increase was realised in trade branches Non-specialised stores with non-food products predominating (of 34.3%), Automotive fuels and lubricants (of 26.0%) and Electrical household appliances, furniture and other household articles (of 24.2%).

In April 2022, as compared to the month before, according to gross, non-adjusted indices, seven of eleven trade branches recorded an increase in turnover. The largest increase was realised in trade branches Textile, clothing and footwear (of 32.3%), Non-specialised stores with non-food products predominating (of 11.9%) and Specialised stores with food products (of 7.6%).
 
In April 2022, the turnover of retail sale via internet increased by as much as 2.6%, as compared to the month before.

Additional information can be found in the First Release. 

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