Retail sales was up by 5.2% in Q1 and Q2 of 2016, KSH reported Wednesday.
According to KSH data, the volume of sales in retail stores increased by 5.7 percent in June 2016 compared to the same month last year, and in the first half. The volume of sales rose by 3.4 percent in food shops, and by 9.7 percent in non-food retail shops.
It's been three years since retail sales in on a constant rise, the Ministry of National Economy commented KSH data.
