Retail trade turnover in January-October up 7.6%

Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in January-October 2020 increased by 7.6% year-on-year (in comparable prices), according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

The largest growth was reported in the following regions: Kyiv (17.2%); Zaporizhia (14.9%), and Chernihiv (13.5%), the agency reported on its website.

The turnover decreased only in Zakarpattia region (5.4%) and Chernivtsi region (by 0.2%).

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Compared to September this year, turnover was up 4.3%

Background

Retail trade turnover in January-September 2020 grew by 6.7% compared to the same period in 2019.