INS: The Volume of Turnover in Retail Trade Decreased in September Compared to August by 2.6% as a Gross Series/ Over 6% in Food and Fuel Sales
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Retail sales fell by 1.3% compared to the previous month in September, deepening their annual contraction to 2.6% compared to the previous year, compared to 0.2% in the previous month, according to a Statistics announcement. "This decline was under our expectations of relative stagnation in monthly terms. Sales of non-food goods and fuels were the main reasons for this decline.
The turnover of retail trade (except for motor vehicles and motorcycles) decreased in September 2026 compared to August 2026 as a gross series by 2.6%, and as a series adjusted by 1.3%, on the basis of decreases of more than 6% recorded for car fuels in specialised shops and food sales, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced. Reported in September 2025, there was a decrease as a gross series of 1.5% and as a series adjusted by 2.6%…
The Romanian economy is going through a period of caution on the part of consumers, which is directly reflected by indicators in the retail and trade sector....
The Romanians bought much less petrol and diesel in September 2026, and the pump sales recorded the most severe decline in the entire commercial economy, according to the latest data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). In September 2026, the volume of fuel sales fell by 6.9% as a gross series compared to the previous month, August 2026. Even after the elimination of seasonal variations and the different number of working day…
According to raw data, retail sales in Romania decreased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in September, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Thursday.
In the first nine months of the year, the turnover of retail trade (except for motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell from the same period in 2025, both as a gross series, by 4.6%, and as a series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality, by 4.9%, shows the data of the Institute [...]
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