Feb’20 retail trade adds 0.9% MoM and 5.5% YoY

Feb’20 seasonally adjusted turnover in retail trade (excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles) improved by 0.9% MoM and even further on annual basis where it was 5.5% YoY higher. On a monthly basis, the most significant gains were reported in Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (+2.3% MoM; +5.5% YoY) and non-specialised stores (+3.4% MoM; +2% YoY). Please recall that in January there were some serious drops reported in these “sectors”. Another big positive change was reported in trade with computers and telecommunications equipment, which advanced by 1.7% MoM (+6.3% YoY). On the other hand, online retail trade dropped 3.5% MoM (+9.4% YoY) along with sales of household appliances and furniture (-0.2% MoM; +14.8% YoY) and trade with automotive fuel (-0.3% MoM-0.9% YoY). Apart from that, sale of textiles (+17.3% YoY) and pharmaceuticals (+10.7% YoY) both increased on a monthly basis by 0.4% and 1.5%, respectively.