In accordance with EU methodology, the data include refueling stations but not vehicle and vehicle parts stores.
The number of outlets has been falling parallel with a continuous rise of retail turnover since 2013, KSH noted.
It added that data from before 2013 is only limitedly comparable because of the national tobacco shops, which opened in mid-2013 to sell tobacco under a state monopoly. Including these shops, the number of retail outlets was down by 17,800 last year compared to 2010.
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