TIRANA, June 17/ATA/ In the first quarter of 2021, the volume of retail sales increased by 3.6%, compared to the same period of 2020, with the retail sale of non-food products (including fuel) as the major contributor, the Albanian Institute of Statistics- INSTAT announced on Thursday.
According to INSTAT, in retail trade, excluding hydrocarbon retail trade, the sales volume in the first quarter of 2021 increased 1.3%, compared to the same period of 2020.
Sales volume for the group “Non-food items in specialized/non-specialized trade units,” increased by 3.5%, compared to the same period of 2020
Retail sales in the group “hydrocarbons trade in specialized trade units,” increased by 11.0%, compared to the same quarter of 2020. //a.i/
