Armenia`s trade sector stalled in growth

ArmInfo. In January-February 2025, Armenia's trade sector experienced a slowdown in  its annual growth rate, dropping from 24.1% to 7.8, with a total volume of 822.6 billion drams (over $2 billion). According to data from the RA Statistics Committee, trade turnover in Armenia increased by 16.6% in February alone, reaching 443.5 billion drams ($1.1 billion).  In particular, wholesale trade in January-February 2025 slowed in annual growth from 37.7% to 9.2%, generating revenue of 532 billion drams ($1.3 billion). The volume of car purchase/sale  during the reporting period reversed its annual trend from a 7.5% decline to a 9.4% growth, totaling 31.5 billion drams ($79.3 million).  In retail trade, the annual growth rate decreased 7.2% to 4.9%, with revenues reaching 259.3 billion drams ($653.5 million).

Within the structure of retail trade, the largest turnover comes from shops (including supermarkets) - 82% or 212.8 billion drams (annual growth of 5.1%), followed by other retail facilities - 11.5% or 29.8 billion drams (annual growth of 5.3%), consumer goods markets - 4.1% or 10.6 billion (annual growth of 2.9%), kiosks - 1.4% or 3.6 billion (annual decline of 1.9%), and agricultural markets - 0.9% or 2.4 billion (annual growth of 9.7%). Wholesale trade dominates  the whole trade turnover of Armenia, - 64.7%, followed by retail - 31.5%, with the remaining 3.8%  attributed to car sales. It should be noted that the average exchange rate of the dram in January-February 2025 was AMD 396.74/$1, and in February 2025 - AMD 395.60 /$1.