Forex berza

Moldova's retail sales dropped in September from the preceding month, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.

Retail sales decreased 0.6% on a monthly basis in September, compared to a 6.2% rise in the previous month. Sales for food items fell 3.8%, but non-food sales rose 1.4%.

Year-on-year, retail sales grew 8.1% in September, but slower than a 9.7% rise in the preceding month.

In the January to September period, retail sales increased 8.2% compared to the same period of the previous year. During the period, sales of food and non food goods grew by 3.5% and 10.1%, respectively.