ROMANIA: Food and beverages sales rose by 11% in H1 | Progresiv
The turnover in food, beverages and tobacco trade increased in the first six months of 2015 by 11.5% as gross series and by 10.6% according to seasonality and working days compared to the same period of last year, announced the National Institute of Statistics (INS). 
Compared to June last year, sales of food and beverages reported an advance of 22% as gross series and 21.5% depending on seasonality. Compared to May of this year, gross sales increased by 11.7%, while the seasonally adjusted sales reported an advance of 12.7%.
Overall, the turnover of retail trade (except for trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles) reported in the first six months of 2015 an increase of 4.8% as gross series or 4.9% depending the number of working days and seasonality, compared with the same period of last year, according to the INS.
