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Monday, June 25, 2018
Retail sales grew by 6.1% during the first five months this year
Retail sales grew by 6.1% during the first five months this year, the State Statistics Service reports. Retail turnover increased most in Luhansk – 25%; Vinnytsia – 11%; Poltava – 10%, Sumy 10%, and Donetsk 10%. Last year, retail trade jumped by 8.8% in inflation adjusted terms. Dragon Capital writes: “Household consumption keeps growing. This supports our view that private consumption will be the key driver of GDP growth this and next year.”