Retail sales increase by 6.4% in Romania in the first five months

Romania’s retail trade turnover increased by 6.4%, in gross terms, in the first five months of this year compared to the same period of 2017, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Non-food sales went up by 7.2%, food sales increased by 7% and fuel sales grew by 4.3% in the first five months. In seasonally adjusted terms, the retail trade turnover increased by 7.5% in this period, boosted by non-food sales (up 8.8%) and food sales (up 7.5%) while fuel sales only grew by 5.2%. In May 2018, the retail sales went up by 6.4% in gross terms and 6.6% in seasonally adjusted terms versus the same month of 2018. editor@romania-insider.com