By preliminary seasonally adjusted data in December 2013 the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles at constant prices increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month, announced Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. In December 2013 the working day adjusted turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles grew by 5.6% in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
In December compared to the previous month the turnover increased in the ‘Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods’ by 2.0%, in the ‘Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances’ by 1.2%, in the ‘Dispensing chemist; retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles’ by 1.0% and in the ‘Other retail sale in non-specialised stores’ by 0.6%. A decrease was registered in the ‘Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet’ by 3.9%, in the ‘Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment’ by 1.5% and in the ‘Retail sale of automotive fuel’ and in the ‘Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco’ by 0.8%.
In December 2013 compared to the same month of 2012 the turnover increased in almost all economic activities. More significant growth was observed in the ‘Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances’ by 16.3%, in the ‘Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet’ by 15.0%, in the ‘Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment’ by 13.4% and in the ‘Other retail sale in non-specialised stores’ by 10.2%. A decrease was observed only in the ‘Retail sale of automotive fuel’ by 4.6%.