In the first half of 2022, the turnover of wholesale trade in Moldova amounted to 84.2 billion lei, and retail trade - 49.1 billion lei.
Compared to the same period last year, the wholesale trade turnover increased by 54.8% (in current prices), in retail - by 0.6% (in comparable prices). At the same time, in June, the wholesale trade turnover amounted to 14.7 billion lei (+45.1% compared to June 2021, at current prices), while the retail trade turnover was almost half as much - 8 billion lei, while the decline amounted to 4.1% (in comparable prices). According to the Ministry of Economy, the decline in retail trade indicators indicates a slowdown in demand from the population. Herewith, the turnover of services provided to the population increased by 15.5% in January-June 2022, to 18.8 billion lei, including an increase of 8.1% in June, to 3.9 billion lei. The ministry notes an increase in turnover in the accommodation and catering sector (+43.4% compared to the first half of 2021), as well as an intensification of activities in the field of recreation and entertainment (1.7 times). The volume of services provided to enterprises also increased - by 31.4% in current prices compared to the first half of 2021 and amounted to 29.2 billion lei, of which 5.7 billion lei were sales in June of this year (+31.8% compared to June last year). In the field of sales of motor vehicles, turnover increased by 15% over 6 months of 2022 and amounted to 7.3 billion lei. Among the factors that influenced the statistics of the turnover of trade and services, the Ministry of Economy calls the complete abolition of sanitary restrictions for the trade industry, introduced earlier due to the coronavirus; decrease in domestic demand for goods and services on the part of the population; a significant increase in prices for non-food products, food products and tariff increases. //21.10.2022 — InfoMarket.
