In April 2021, the retail trade turnover went up for the third consecutive month, at the highest rate on record, indicating what state agency Hina described as "the continued recovery of consumption and the entire economy."

The state statistics bureau said on Friday that the working-day adjusted retail trade turnover in April 2021 was 2.1 percent down from March 2021 in real terms, while increasing 34.4 percent year-on-year.

April 2021 was the third straight month that consumption increased year-on-year after previously falling for 11 months in a row due to the pandemic, while the 34.4 percent increase was the highest single-month jump since 2006, when this parameter was first tracked..

In April 2021, the retail trade turnover of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 12 percent year on year, while the retail trade turnover of non-food products (except of automotive fuels and lubricants) increased by 69.5 percent. In the first four months of 2021, retail trade turnover went up 12 percent on the year.