Retail trade in Ukraine in January rose by 3.5% YoY in comparable prices, the State Statistics Service reported on its website.
The following regions were in the lead: Kyiv region reported a 13.9% increase; Chernihiv region saw a 10.7% rise, while Zaporizhia region said its indicator grew by 6.9%.
A decrease in retail trade was registered in the following regions: Volyn region, Kirovohrad region, Lviv region, Mykolaiv region, Rivne region, Kharkiv region, Khmelnytsky region and Cherkasy region.
The State Statistics Service said retail trade in January decreased by 27.9% YoY. (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)