Retail trade sales volume index increased by 7.8%

Tirana, December 22, 2015

According to the Institute of Statistics, the retail trade sales volume index increased by 7.8% during the third quarter (Q3) of this year, comparing it to the same period in 2014.

Based on the group of products, the retail trade sales volume index has increased as following:

• The sales volume index for “food, beverages, tobacco in specialized and unspecialized trade units” increased by 17.4% during Q3, compared to the Q3 in 2014. The main contributor has been the retail trade.
• The sales volume index for “non-food products in specialized and unspecialized trade units, excluding the hydrocarbons retail trade” increased by 14% compared to the same period in 2014.
• The sales volume index for “hydrocarbons trade in specialized trade units” decreased by 2.3%, compared to Q3 of 2014 but increased by 11.6% compared to Q2 of 2015.

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