Covid era fuels growth of online retail sector / Article

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Food retail turnover decreased by 1.9%. Retail trade of non-food products (excluding motor fuel retail) grew by 7.6%, but motor fuel retail turnover – by 5.6% .

Compared to September 2020, the strongest growth in turnover was recorded in retail trade by mail order or via the Internet (by 22.6%), retail trade in clothing, footwear and leather goods (11.1 %) and the retail trade of hardware, instruments, building materials. and sanitary facilities (10.0%).

Total retail sales at current prices increased by 9.7% (excluding the calendar effect).

Compared to August, in September 2021, the total turnover of retail trade enterprises increased by 0.4%, according to seasonally adjusted data at constant prices. Food retail turnover increased by 1.7%. Retail trade of non-food products (excluding automotive fuel retail) decreased by 0.9%, but automotive fuel retail sales increased by 1.6 %.

Compared to August, in September 2021, total retail sales at current prices (excluding seasonality) decreased by 5.5%.

Retail trade business turnover indices by main type of economic activity

(at constant prices)

September 2021 in %,

compared to:

August 2021 (seasonally adjusted)

September 2020 (adjusted schedule)

Retail trade – total

100.4

103.9

food retail trade, total

101.7

98.1

retail sale of non-food products, except retail sale of automotive fuel, total

99.1

107.6

retail trade in non-specialized stores selling mainly non-food products

98.6

101.1

retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialized stores

98.0

98.7

retail sale of household appliances in specialized stores

101.4

106.3

retail sale of hardware, instruments, building materials and sanitary equipment

101.3

110.0

retail sale of cultural and recreational goods

94.2

109.8

retail of pharmaceutical and medical products

101.5

107.1

retail of cosmetics and toiletries

102.0

104.5

retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather goods

97.6

111.1

retail sale in stalls or markets

95.7

108.2

retail through mail-order houses or via the Internet

95.9

122.6

automotive fuel retail

101.6

105.6

The published data could be revised in the coming months if additional information is obtained from the stores.

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