Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, grew 9.6% on the year in March, after rising by an annual 6.6% in the second month of 2022, the country's statistical office said on Tuesday, quoting preliminary data.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, retail trade turnover at constant prices went up by 1.6% in March, following a 0.2% increase in February, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a statement.
Details follow (pct change):
Mar y/y Mar m/m Feb y/y* Feb m/m* Retail sales 9.6 1.6 6.6 0.2 -food, drinks, tobacco 1.7 -0.8 3.4 -0.7 -non-food 13.8 3.5 6.4 -1.2 -fuel 14.1 -1.0 14.9 1.7
*revised data