ARMENIA’S DOMESTIC TRADE TURNOVER FALLS BY 6.9% TO AMD 269.8 BILLION IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY

YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Armenia’s domestic trade turnover dropped
by 6.9% in January-February 2015 to AMD 269.8 billion, the National
Statistical Service of Armenia reports.

Retail trade accounted for about 63% of the overall volume and
amounted to AMD 170 billion in January-February, a reduction of 6.5%
as compared to the same period of the year before.

At the same time, wholesale trade fell by 6.4% in the period and
accounted for 33.8% of the overall domestic trade (about AMD 91.2
billion).

According to the statistics, store trade accounted for a substantial
share of the retail trade – 69.8% or AMD 118.6 billion. Trading at
commodity markets was over AMD 13.5 billion or 8% of the overall
retail trade, according to the report. ($1 – 474.99 drams). –0-