TIRANA, Dec. 14/ATA/ In the third quarter 2021, the volume of retail trade increased by 4.9%, compared to the same period of 2020, the Albanian Institute of Statistics- INSTAT reported on Tuesday.
According to INSTAT, compared to the previous quarter, this seasonally adjusted indicator has increased by 6.9%.
In retail trade, excluding hydrocarbon retail trade, sales volume in the third quarter of 2021 increased by 3.3%, compared to the third quarter of 2020.
INSTAT reported that, in the group “Food, beverages, tobacco in non-specialized and specialized trade units” sales volume has increased 2.1%, compared to the same quarter of 2020.
Sales volume of the group “Non-food items in specialized and non-specialized trade units” increased by 4.2%, compared to the same period last year.
In the group “Trade of hydrocarbons in specialized trade units” the volume of sales has increased by 10.3%, compared to the same quarter of 2020. //a.i/
