ArmInfo.. In the trade sector of Armenia, the turnover in January-November 2020 against the same period of 2019 decreased by 13.5% (against growth by 9.2% a year earlier), amounting to 2.5 trillion. drams ($ 5.1 billion). According to the RA Statistical Committee, in November 2020 alone, the trade turnover in Armenia increased by 1% (after a 13.4% decline in October), amounting to 240.8 billion drams ($ 482 million).
In particular, wholesale trade in January-November 2019 showed an annual decline of 9.4% - to 1.290 trillion. drams ($ 2.6 billion), against growth by 11.5% a year earlier. On a monthly basis, the wholesale trade turnover decreased by 0.1% - to 121.5 billion drams.
The volume of purchase / sale of cars in January-November 2020 accelerated the annual decline from 10.1% to 31.9%, amounting to 84.5 billion drams ($ 173.7 million). At the same time, in November alone, the revenue of car trade increased by 48% - to 9.3 billion drams.
According to statistics, retail trade turnover in January-November 2020 amounted to 1.143 trillion. drams ($ 2.4 billion), having decreased by 16.1% (against growth by 8.8% a year earlier). During the month, the retail sales revenue dropped by 0.5% - to 110 billion drams.
In the structure of retail trade, the largest turnover is provided by shops (including supermarkets) - 80.8% or over 924 billion drams (with an annual decline of 15.2%), other retail facilities - 12.4% or 142.1 billion drams (with an annual decline of 19%), followed by consumer goods markets - 4% or 45.3 billion (with an annual decline of 22.4%), stalls and kiosks - 1.8% or 20.8 billion . (with an annual decline of 27.1%) and agricultural markets - 1% or 11.1 billion (with an annual decline of 2.7%).
Wholesale trade dominates in the structure of the total trade turnover of Armenia - 51.2%, with a small gap followed by retail trade - 45.4%, and the share of purchase / sale of cars accounts for only 3.4%. Note that the average settlement rate of the dram to the US dollar was 499.62 AMD / $ 1 in November 2020, and 486.29 AMD / $ 1 in January-November 2020, against 477.08 AMD / $ 1 in November 2019 and 480.65 AMD / $ 1 in January-November 2019