In February 2025 retail sales at constant prices were by 0.5% lower than the year before (against an increase of 6.1% in February 2024). Compared with January 2025, a decrease by 6.0% in retail sales was recorded. In the period of January-February 2025 sales increased y/y by 2.0% (against an increase by 4.6% in the corresponding period of 2024).

In 2024 financial results of the surveyed non-financial enterprises were significantly lower comparing to those obtained a year earlier. The economic and financial indicators deteriorated. Investment outlays were lower by 7.8% than those recorded in 2023 (when there was an increase by 10.2%).

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products increased in February 2025 in comparison with the previous month (by 1.7%) as well as while compared to the corresponding period of the last year (by 7.2%).

In March, both seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted general business climate indicators for most of presented kinds of activities point at improvement or stabilization of the economy. Compared to the previous month, the most significant improvement of business tendency was noted in accommodation and food service activities section, construction as well as manufacturing.

According to preliminary data, in February 2025 the prices of construction and assembly production were higher by 3.6% in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year, and compared to January 2025 they increased by 0.2%.

In February 2025, sold production of industry was by 2.0% lower than in February 2024 (when an increase was recorded by 3.3%), whereas in comparison with January 2025, it decreased by 0.4%.

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in February 2025 remained at the level of previous year (in February 2024 a decrease of 4.8%) and by 7.5% higher compared to January 2025.

According to preliminary data, the prices of sold production of industry in February 2025 decreased both compared to January 2025 - by 0.2%, and February 2024 - by 1.3%.