In H1, 2014, the retail turnover volume (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased in unadjusted terms, due to a surge in the sale of non-food products (+12.6 percent), in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (+7.7 percent), and in fuel retail for motor vehicles in specialist shops (+2.7 percent).

According to INS, the retail turnover volume (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles), adjusted series for the number of working days and seasonality, rose as a result of an increase in the sale of non-food products (+12.3 percent), the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (+7.3 percent) and in fuel retail for motor vehicles in specialist shops (+3.8 percent). (source: nineoclock.ro)