Armenia's domestic trade up 17.7% in January 2023

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09.03.2023, 10:40

Armenia's domestic trade upped 17.7% in the first month of 2023 from the same time span of 2022 to about 293 billion drams (in current prices), the National Statistical Committee reported.

Armenia's domestic trade up 17.7% in January 2023

YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. Armenia's domestic trade upped 17.7% in the first month of 2023 from the same time span of 2022 to about 293 billion drams (in current prices), the National Statistical Committee reported.

It said the retail trade amounted to about 113.3 billion drams, up 1.3% from the first month of 2021. The wholesale trade grew by 31.4 % to about 167 billion drams. Sales of vehicles raised over 13.1 billion drams growing by 31% year-on-year.

Stores accounted for 80% of the retail trade or over 96 billion drams showing 2.1`% y-o-y growth. Consumer goods markets accounted for 4.4% of the total or about 5 billion drams having slashed by almost 10%.

Farmer markets accounted for about 1% of the total or a little over 1 billion drams. Their share grew by 1.6% from the first month of 2022.

Kiosk trade dropped by 7% to 1.5% of the total or over 1.7 billion drams. Other trade outlets grew by 1.6% to about 15 billion drams or 13.2% of the total. ($1 – 388.60 drams) -0-

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