The largest increase in sales was recorded for automotive fuels (41.5%). Also, retail trade grew for both food (9%) and non-food products (6.6%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade went up 1.9%, accelerating from a 0.6% uptick in the previous month.

In the first three quarters of 2021, volume turnover in retail trade grew by 11.5% compared to the same period of 2020, the statistics agency said.