It provides a short-term analysis of phenomena and processes in the national economy, including monthly, quarterly and annual information, among others, on the labour market, prices, wages and salaries, basic areas of the national economy (agriculture, industry, construction, the domestic market, transport), foreign trade, money supply and public finances.

In February 2018 there was an increase in retail sales at constant prices by 7.7% in annual terms. The growth rate of retail sales remained at the same level as in previous month and was higher than in February 2017 (growth by 5.2%). In comparison with January 2018 retail sales were lower by 2.8%.

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In February of 2018, sold production of industry was by 7.4% higher than in February of 2017, whereas an increase of 31.4% was reported in construction-assembly production. In the period January-February of 2018, sold production of industry was by 8.0% higher than in the corresponding period of 2017 which saw a 5.2% increase, whereas construction-assembly production was by 32.3% higher than in the corresponding period of 2017 which saw an 1.6% decrease.

According to preliminary data in February 2018 the prices of sold production of industry were lower of 0.2% in comparison to February 2017. Prices increase was recorded in con-struction and assembly production – o 1.6%.

According to preliminary data, in the period January-February of 2018, 29576 dwellings were completed, i.e. by 10.0% more than the year before (in which an increase was noted by 7.5%).