Retail and wholesale trade in the Republic of Belarus

191 pages, to be published in June

The data book provides statistics on the state and development trends of domestic trade in Belarus.

The data on the volumes of retail turnover of trade through all channels, retail turnover of trade and catering are provided. There are also data on commodity composition of retail turnover, share of domestically produced goods, commodity stocks in retail trade network, trade facilities of catering and the number and specialty of markets.

The key indicators are provided in time series in a breakdown by regions and Minsk city, districts and cities of regional subordination, ownership types and types of economic entity.

Individual chapters are dedicated to the main indicators of trading activity of company stores, organisations of consumer cooperation, individual entrepreneurs; prices at the consumer market, consumption expenditure and purchasing power of money incomes. A separate chapter comprises international comparisons with the CIS and other countries.

The section about wholesale trade contains data on the wholesale turnover, sales and stocks of selected commodities/ products, warehousing and trading network of wholesale organisations. For selected commodities there are data on commodity resources and their use; there are also data on the activity of commodity exchanges.

The key indicators include data on the share of economic activity “Trade; repair of motor vehicles, of household and personal goods” in gross domestic product, in average payroll number of employees and fixed capital investment.

For economic activity “Trade; repair of motor vehicles, of household and personal goods” there are data on average payroll number of employees and nominal gross salaries, indicators of financial performance of trade organisations.

Selected statistical indicators are furnished with brief methodological notes.