Romania, second from last in terms of retail expenses

With a budget of 790 euros per capita earmarked for expenses in retail, Romania ranks second from last in the region, only ahead of Ukraine, with 563 euros, and behind another six CEE countries, according to an Euromonitor survey based on 2007 data.

The above-quoted survey puts Romanian food retail at 12.9bn dollars (9.4bn euros) in 2007, namely around 55% of overall retail including drugstores, universal stores and stores that specialise in certain products categories, such as cosmetics, electrical home appliances or apparel.
 
The food market cannot be blamed for the major gaps between Romania and the region average, believes Sorin Minea, chairman of the Romanian Federation of Food Industry Business Owners (Romalimenta).

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