Retail trade turnover in the Russian Federation grew by 12.3% in February, and by 10.7% over 2 months - Rosstat

In February, 96.2% of retail trade turnover was formed by trading organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating outside the market, the share of retail markets and fairs was 3.8% (in February 2023 - 95.5% and 4.5%, respectively).

In the structure of retail trade turnover, the share of food products, including drinks, and tobacco products was 48.3%, non-food products - 51.7% (in February last year - 49.5% and 50.5%, respectively).

According to the statistical agency, online sales of large and medium-sized companies in February increased by 2.6% compared to January 2024 , and by 41.9% compared to February last year. The share of online sales in the total retail turnover of these organizations increased to 12.6% compared to 10.6% in February 2023.