Small trade growth marked

Based on published data, it notes that in TM1 2018, compared with TM4 2017, there is an increase in: The retail trade in IT and communication equipment, in specialised stores (23.3%); The retail trade of food products, beverages and tobacco, in specialised stores (19.8%); Automotive fuel trading (7.7%); Retail trade in non-specialised stores (6.8%); The retail trade of cultural goods and entertainment, in specialised stores (5.0%); and retail trade and other household equipment, in specialised stores (0.6%).

According to the media statement, the decline has marked: The retail trade, not in shops, stalls or markets (10.7%), as well as retail trade and other goods, in specialised stores (-8.1%).

Meanwhile, compare TM1 2018 with TM1 2017, there has been an increase: The retail trade of food products, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (44.2%); Automotive fuel trading (20.3%); The retail trade in IT and communication equipment, in specialised stores (14.4%); Retail trade in non-specialised stores (13.6%); The retail trade of cultural goods and entertainment, in specialised stores (9.4%); The retail trade of other household equipment, in specialised stores (9.2%); and retail trade not in shops, stalls or markets (9.2%).

But the decline is marked at: The retail trade of other goods, in specialised stores (-14.8 %).