The year-on-year change rate of the retail trade turnover index stood at 3.1% in September, up by 0.2 percentage points from the rate observed in August. The indices of employment, wages and hours worked adjusted of calendar effects presented year-on-year change rates of 2.7%, 4.5% and 2.6%, respectively (2.7%, 5.6% and 4.2% in August, by the same order).
The retail trade turnover index revealed a year-on-year change rate of 3.3% in the third quarter of 2016 (2.2% in the second quarter).