Retail trade turnover in the Vitebsk region increased by 16.9% in the first quarter

April 13, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Retail sales in the Vitebsk region for the first quarter amounted to 116.9% of the level of the same period last year, with a target of 112-115%. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the trade and services department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. In total, from January to March, goods worth Br5 trillion were sold to the population. In terms of sales growth rate, the region ranks second among the regions of the republic after the Mogilev region (117.6%; for the republic - 107.4%). In the development of sales, a positive trend of faster growth in sales of non-food products compared to food products has been maintained (130.9% and 106%, respectively). Consumer demand was mainly met by the sale of Belarusian products. The share of domestic goods in the sales of the trade network for January-March was 80.7%. At the same time, based on the results of work for January-February 2012, the highest growth rate of gross value added in section G (trade; repair of motor vehicles, household goods and personal items) among the industries of the region was achieved - 190.9%. "The share of the section in the structure of the region's gross regional product was 14.2%, which indicates its significant contribution to the economic development of the region," specialists noted. In general, the consumer market of the Vitebsk region remains stable. The provision of food and non-food products to the population is carried out uninterruptedly and in a wide range. -0-