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4.4.3 Retail sector dynamics
Retail trade in Ukraine grew by 6.1% in January-May 2018 year-over-year
(y/y). However, the Ukrainian State Statistics Service has not provided statistics in absolute values yet.
Retail turnover increased most in Luhansk, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Sumy, and Donetsk regions, by 24.6%, 10.2%, 10.8%, 9.8%, and 9.7%, respectively.
Retail trade in May 2018 alone rose by 2.7% against April 2018, while it grew by 5.2% from May 2017. As UNIAN reported earlier, retail trade in Ukraine increased by 8.8% in comparable prices in 2017 from 2016, to UAH816.553bn ($30.8bn).
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