Ukraine sees 6% rise in retail trade in Jan-Aug

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09:50, 23.09.2020

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Retail turnover increased most in Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhia regions.

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Retail trade in Ukraine grew by 6% in comparable prices in January-August 2020 year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 748.8 billion (US$26.5 billion).

Read alsoStatistics Service elaborates on Ukrainians' spending amid quarantineRetail turnover increased most in Ivano-Frankivsk region (by 15%, to UAH 62.1 billion/US$2.2 billion), Chernihiv region (by 11.8%, to UAH 14 billion/US$496.3 million), and Zaporizhia region (by 13.3%, to UAH 32.8 billion/US$1.2 billion), according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service.

Retail trade in August 2020 alone rose by 8.7% against August 2019.

Trade through retail outlets in January-August 2020 was estimated at UAH 542.4 billion, or US$19.2 billion, which was 5.9% up y-o-y.

Background

Retail trade in Ukraine increased by 10.5% in 2019 from 2018.

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