According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in April 2017 was in real terms 0.9% smaller and in nominal terms 0.6% larger than that in April 2016. The number of days open for sale was 23 in April 2017 and 26 in April 2016.

Compared with the previous year, turnover in retail trade was in the first four months of 2017 in real terms 0.5% and in nominal terms 2.5% larger than in in the corresponding period of the previous year.

When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the April turnover was in real terms 0.2% and in nominal terms 0.3% smaller than that in March 2017.