Retail Trade Turnover in Belarus Rose by 8.7% in the First Nine Months

Reform.news Editorial Team · 16 October 2026, 11:24

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Retail trade turnover in January–September totalled 85.5 billion rubles, up 8.7% compared with the same period last year, Belstat reported. In September, retail turnover increased by 10 billion rubles.

Retail turnover at trading organisations rose by 9.2% to 82.3 billion rubles.

Daily retail turnover per capita since the beginning of the year stood at 34.5 rubles, up 3.2 rubles compared with January–September 2025.

Wholesale trade turnover increased by 0.2% over the nine months to 137.8 billion rubles.

Food service turnover totalled 6 billion rubles, up 1.7% compared with last year.