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Romania's retail trade growth accelerated to 8.0 percent year-on-year in August 2019 from a downwardly revised 7.5 percent in the previous month. This was the highest growth rate in retail trade since March, as sales of automotive fuel rose faster (15.2 percent vs 9.2 percent in July). Meanwhile, sales increased softer for both food, beverages and tobacco (4.8 percent vs 4.9 percent) and non-food products (6.6 percent vs 7.5 percent).

Romania's retail trade growth accelerated to 7.9 percent year-on-year in July 2019 from an upwardly revised 5.9 percent in the previous month. This was the highest growth rate in retail trade since March, as sales of all categories rose faster: non-food products (8.7 percent vs 8.5 percent in June), automotive fuel (9.0 percent vs 2.5 percent), and food, beverages and tobacco (4.7 percent vs 3.9 percent).

Romania's retail trade growth accelerated to 5.7 percent year-on-year in June 2019 from an upwardly revised 3.9 percent in the previous month. Sales of non-food products rose faster (8.6 percent vs 8.1 percent in May), amid a sharp rebound in sales of automotive fuel (2.3 percent vs -3.6 percent). Meantime, sales growth slowed for food, beverages and tobacco rose further (4.1 percent vs 5.7 percent).

Romania's retail trade growth eased sharply to 3.7 percent year-on-year in May 2019, the weakest since December last year, from a downwardly revised 6.5 percent in the previous month. Sales of food, beverages and tobacco advanced much softer (5.4 percent vs 8 percent in April). In addition, sales of automotive fuel dropped 3.8 percent, the first fall in nine months, after a 0.8 percent rise in a month earlier. In contrast, sales growth was steady for non-food products (at 7.9 percent).

Romania's retail trade growth eased sharply to 6.8 percent year-on-year in April 2019 from 9.2 percent in the previous month and marking the weakest yearly increase since January. Sales rose much softer for both non-food products (7.6 percent vs 12.6 percent in March), and automotive fuel (2.6 percent vs 18.5 percent). Meantime, sales of food, beverages and tobacco advanced 7.7 percent in April, the most in ten months, following a 3.0 percent gain in March.

Romania's retail trade growth declined to 9.2 percent year-on-year in March 2019 from an upwardly revised of 9.6 percent in the previous month. Sales increased softer for both non-food products (13.0 percent vs 13.6 percent in February) and food, beverages and tobacco (1.7 percent vs 2.7 percent). Meanwhile, automotive fuel trade jumped 18.9 percent, accelerating from a 13.5 percent gain in February. On a monthly basis, retail trade went up 0.6 percent in March, after showing no growth in February.