{"id":207719,"date":"2026-10-16T12:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207719\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:23:12","slug":"retail-trade-up-8-7-percent-in-january-september","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207719\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail trade up 8.7 percent in January-September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 16, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus saw an 8.7-percent increase in retail trade in the first nine months of 2026 to 85.5 billion rubels ($28.4 billion), the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant industry\u2019s sales climbed by 1.7 percent year on year in January-September to 6 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail trade by businesses, accounting for 96.3 percent of total retail trade, grew by 9.2 percent to 82.3 billion rubels, while wholesale trade grew by 0.2 percent to 137.8 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 industrial production increased by 0.5 percent in this period after resuming growth in January-July with a 0.1-percent rise and 0.2 percent posted in January-August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bie\u0142stat also reported a rise of 2.9 percent in cargo transportation, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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