In each of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in December is at a higher level than in the previous month, however in most of them the indicator is still negative.

In November 2020 retail sales at constant prices were by 5.3% lower than the year before (against a growth of 5.2% in November 2019).

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in November 2020 by 4.9% lower than a year before (against a decrease by 4.7% the year before) and by 0.6% higher compared with October 2020 (against a decrease by 0.4% the year before).

In the period of eleven months of 2020, there were more dwellings completed than the year before. The number of dwellings for which permits have been granted or which have been registered with a construction project and the number of dwellings in which construction has begun decreased.

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products[1] decreased in November 2020 in comparison with the previous month (by 0.2%) as well as while compared to the corresponding period of the last year (by 4.7%).

According to preliminary data, in November 2020 the prices of construction and assembly production in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year increased by 2.4%, and in comparison with October 2020 - by 0.2%.

In November 2020, sold production of industry was by 5.4% higher than in November 2019, when an increase was recorded by 1.4% as compared to the previous year, whereas in comparison with October 2020, it decreased by 1.6%. In the period January-November of 2020, sold production of industry was by 2.1% lower than in the corresponding period of 2019, which saw a growth by 4.0%.