The volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, rose by 0.2% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 3.1% in non-food retail shops, and by 2.1% in automotive fuel retail, the KSH said.

In the January-February period, the volume of sales – also according to calendar-adjusted data – was 2.5% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year, the KSH added.