Retail trade grows by 7.5% in Q1 – stats agency

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Retail trade in Ukraine grew by 7.5% in January-March 2021 (Q1) year-on-year.

Retail turnover increased across the country, but most of all in Kyiv region (by 14.6%), Chernivtsi region (by 13.7%), and Vinnytsia region (by 12.5%), according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service.

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Background

Retail trade in Ukraine increased by 8.4% in 2020 against 2019.