Trade Turnover, Employment, Wages and Salaries and Hours worked Indexes
Trade Turnover accelerated to 5.3%
- March 2026
04 May 2026
Summary
The trade turnover index recorded a year-on-year change rate of 5.3% in March, 5.1 percentage points (p.p.) higher than that observed in the previous month. Retail trade turnover increased by 5.5% (2.8% in February), while wholesale trade rose by 4.2% (-1.4% in the previous month).
In the first quarter of 2026, trade sales registered a year-on-year growth of 2.1%, slightly accelerating (by 0.2 p.p.) compared to the previous quarter.
The indices of employment, wages and hours worked adjusted for calendar effects recorded year-on-year changes of 0.3%, 5,8% and 3.6% in March, respectively (0.3%, 6.8% and -0.2% in February).
