Retail sales surged over the summer, pulling the year-to-date level up 5.9% yoy in comparable prices.

Retail sales surged over the summer, pulling the year-to-date level up 5.9% yoy in comparable prices. The State Statistics Service has reported these national sales growth figures: June +8.5%; July +8.7%; and August +8.7%. Kyiv was the leader, recording January-August retail sales up 15% yoy. Next were: Zaporizhia region +13.3%; and Chernihiv +11.8%. Last year, retail sales were up 11.6% over the volume of 2018.