Romania's retail sales show signs of fatigue in January
Retail sales volume in Romania increased by 4.1% y/y in January, half the 8.6% y/y advance in 2024 and the 9.2% y/y in Q4 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS. In seasonally and workday-adjusted terms, the retail…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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Retail sales volume in Romania increased by 4.1% y/y in January, half the 8.6% y/y advance in 2024 and the 9.2% y/y in Q4 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS. In seasonally and workday-adjusted terms, the retail sales inched up by 0.1% m/m.
The slowdown was visible in both food and non-food segments of the market, while the fuel sales increased by 7.6% y/y (+0.5% m/m).



