The steady upward pressure came from sales of textiles, clothing, footwear & leather goods (34.7% vs 22.6%) and retail sales via mail, order houses or via internet (19.7% vs 12.5%). Meanwhile, there were declines in retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment (-8.8% vs -5.6%).
Retail sales also fell for medical and orthopedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores (-5.6% vs -0.5%) On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, trade went up to 0.3%, easing from 1% in the previous month.
A separate report from the Sofia-based statistics institute showed that industrial output growth in Bulgaria eased to 11% year-on-year in September from a 16.5% in the previous month, largely influenced by the slowdown in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply. Compared to the previous month, industrial production declined 1.7% after a revised 0.2% gain in August.
Construction output also slumped 1.3% year-on-year in September, after being unchanged in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output decreased 0.2%, following a 0.1% fall in August.
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