Retail trade in Ukraine on the rise in seven months

Retail trade in July 2018 alone grew by 3.9% from June 2018.

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Retail trade in Ukraine in January-July 2018 rose by 6% year-over-year, according to the website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

However, the State Statistics Service did not disclose absolute numbers.

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The highest increase in retail turnover was registered in the following regions of Ukraine: Luhansk (23.4%), Zakarpattia (10.9%), Poltava (10.5%), and Donetsk (10.3%) regions.

Retail trade in July 2018 alone grew by 3.9% from June 2018 and by 6.6% from July 2017.

As UNIAN reported, retail trade in Ukraine in 2017 increased by 8.8% from 2016 (in comparable prices), UAH 816.553 billion, or about US$ 31.41 billion.

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