Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Ukraine’s retail trade grew by 6.6% in April

Ukraine’s retail trade turnover increased by 6.6% in April 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, the State Statistics Service (Ukrstat) reported.

According to the State Statistics Service, in nominal terms, retail trade turnover amounted to UAH 783.205 billion in April this year.

Retail trade turnover in April to May this year decreased by 2.5%.

In January-April 2025, retail trade turnover grew by 5.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The State Statistics Service specifies that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in January-April 2025 increased by 5.2% compared to January-April 2024 and amounted to UAH 543.129 billion.

At the same time, in April compared to March of this year, the retail turnover of enterprises decreased by 2.5%, while by April 2024 it increased by 6.1%.

According to the statistics agency, Ukraine’s retail trade turnover increased by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2025 and amounted to UAH 577.932 trillion in nominal terms.

The State Statistics Service reminds that the data are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied territories of the Russian Federation and part of the territories where hostilities are (were) conducted.

Retail trade in Ukraine grew by 5.1% in first quarter

The turnover of retail trade in Ukraine in January-March 2025 increased by 5.1% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the State Statistics Service (Derzhstat).

According to its data, in nominal terms, retail trade turnover in January-March of this year amounted to UAH 577.932 billion.

Retail trade turnover in March compared to February of this year increased by 11.5%, and in annual terms compared to March 2024, by 5.3%.

Derzhstat specifies that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in the first quarter of 2025 compared to January-March 2024 increased by 4.8% and amounted to UAH 400.757 billion.

At the same time, in March compared to February this year, the retail turnover of enterprises increased by 11.6%, and by March 2024 – by 4.9%.

According to the statistics office, Ukraine’s retail trade turnover in 2024 grew by 11.5%, amounting to UAH 2.172 trillion in nominal terms.

The State Statistics Service reminds that the data does not include the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and parts of the territories where hostilities are (were) ongoing.

Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in January-March 2023 decreased by 9.1%

Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in January-March 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 decreased by 9.1% to 390.1 billion UAH, the State Statistics Service (Derzhstat) said on Tuesday.

According to the State Statistics Service, at the same time in March this year there was a 35.5% increase in retail turnover compared to March last year, while in February the decline was 22.6%.

State Statistics Committee specifies that retail trade turnover (legal entities) in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 11.2%, amounting to 262.7 billion UAH.

This figure increased by 35.4% in March 2023 compared to March 2022, while in February the decline was 25.2%.

Gosstat reminds that the data are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea, Sevastopol, part of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

As reported, in 2022 the retail turnover in Ukraine fell by 21.4%.

RETAIL TRADE TURNOVER OF UKRAINE IN APRIL ACCELERATES TO 34%

The retail trade turnover of Ukraine in April 2021 compared to the same month in 2020 in comparable prices increased 34.3%, while in March it grew by 13.1%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
According to the State Statistics Service, in April compared to March 2021, retail turnover decreased 6.5%.
In January-April 2021, compared to the same reporting period in 2020, retail trade turnover grew by 14%.
The largest growth in retail trade turnover of enterprises (legal entities and individual entrepreneurs) in the first four months of 2021 was recorded in Chernivtsi (by 26.9%), Ternopil (by 25.2%), Zakarpattia (by 22.1%), Kyiv (by 20.1%), Vinnytsia (19.5%), Lviv (16.7%), Khmelnytsky (16.2%), Ivano-Frankivsk (16%), Luhansk (15.9%), Chernihiv and Zhytomyr (15.2%) regions.

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RETAIL TRADE TURNOVER IN JANUARY 2021 INCREASE BY 3.5%

Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in January 2021 at comparable prices increased by 3.5% compared to January 2020, the State Statistics Service has reported.
According to its data, in January 2021 retail trade turnover decreased by 27.9% compared to December 2020.
The largest growth in the turnover of retail trade of enterprises (legal entities and individual entrepreneurs) in January 2021 compared to January 2020 was recorded in Kyiv (by 13.9%), Chernihiv (by 10.7%), Zaporizhia (by 6.9%), Odesa (by 6.4%), Dnipropetrovsk (by 6.2%), Vinnytsia (by 6%), Poltava (by 5.6%), Sumy (by 4.2%) and Luhansk (by 4.1%) regions.
According to the statistics department, the leaders in absolute indicators of the volume of retail trade in January 2021 were Kyiv city (UAH 19.099 billion), Dnipropetrovsk (UAH 9.382 billion), Kyiv (UAH 8.458 billion), Kharkiv (UAH 7.065 billion), Odesa (UAH 7.213 billion UAH) and Lviv (UAH 5.736 billion) regions.
The State Statistics Service clarifies that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in January 2021 compared to January 2020 increased by 4.9%, from December 2020 decreased by 27.1%, amounting to UAH 71.915 billion.
The wholesale trade turnover of enterprises (legal entities) in January 2021 compared to the same month in 2020 decreased by 0.6% and amounted to UAH 196.453 billion.
As reported, the retail trade turnover of Ukraine in 2020 increased by 8.4% and amounted to UAH 1.211 trillion.
The State Statistics Service reminds that the data are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and the zone of the JFO.

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