Russland - Butikkhandel (årlig)

Retail sales in Russia increased 1.6 percent year-on-year in October 2019, accelerating from a 0.7 percent rise in the previous month and above market expectations of 1 percent. It was the highest annual gain in retail trade since April. On a monthly basis, retail sales went up 1.4 percent, rebounding from a 1.2 percent drop in September.

Retail sales in Russia increased 0.7 percent year-on-year in September 2019, easing further from a 0.8 percent rise in the previous month and below market expectations of 1 percent. It was the lowest annual gain in retail trade since April 2017. On a monthly basis, retail sales dropped 1.2 percent, after jumping 3.4 percent in August.

Retail sales in Russia increased 0.8 percent from a year earlier in August 2019, easing from a 1.1 percent advance in the previous month and in line with market expectations. It was the lowest gain in retail trade since April 2017. On a monthly basis, retail sales jumped 3.4 percent in August, following a 2.3 percent climb in July.

Retail sales in Russia increased 1 percent from a year earlier in July of 2019, easing from a 1.4 percent rise in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.5 percent. It was the lowest gain in retail trade since April of 2017, as sales slowed for both food (1 percent from 1.4 percent in June) and non-food products (1 percent from 1.5 percent). On a monthly basis, retail trade climbed 2.3 percent, up from a 1.6 percent advance in June.

Retail sales in Russia rose 1.4 percent year-on-year in June of 2019, the same as in the previous month and above market expectations of a 1 percent gain. Food trade growth slowed to 1.4 percent in June from 1.7 percent in May while non-food trade advanced 1.5 percent, faster than a 1 percent gain in the prior month. On a monthly basis, retail trade climbed 1.6 percent, up from a 1.3 percent increase in May. Considering the second quarter of the year, retail trade advanced 1.5 percent, easing from a 1.9 percent gain in the previous three-month period.

Russia's retail trade increased 1.4 percent year-on-year in May 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 1.6 percent rise in the prior month but above market expectations of a 1.2 percent gain. It is the weakest increase in retail sales since July 2017, as sales went up at a softer pace for non-food products (1 percent vs 1.7 percent in April) while they rose faster for food products (1.7 percent vs 1.5 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales grew 1.3 percent, after a downwardly revised 1.2 percent fall in the prior month. Considering the January to May period of 2019, retail trade advanced 1.7 percent over a year ago.