(Source: KSH)

The volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, rose by 0.6% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 5.2% in non-food retail shops, and by 1.1% in automotive fuel retail, according to the KSH. 

In the January-April period, the volume of sales — also according to calendar-adjusted data – was 3% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year, the KSH added.