Volume of retail trade in January-August of 2023 year amounted 11237.5 billion tenge or 7.3% more than in the corresponding period of 2022 year. Retail sales of goods by trading enterprises amounted 7802.7 billion tenge or 9.5% more than in the corresponding period of 2022 year.

The share of food products in the total volume of retail trade is 31.2%, non–food products – 68.8%.

The largest increase in sales volume was recorded for non-food products, namely at enterprises selling motor fuel, cars, electric household appliances, pharmaceutical products, computers, peripheral equipment and software, food, drinks and tobacco products, shoes, knitwear and hosiery.

As of September 1, 2023, the volume of inventories of trading enterprises (according to the reported enterprises) in retail trade amounted to 1484.4 billion tenge, in days of trade – 66 days (September 1, 2022, the volume of inventories of trading enterprises-1149.9 billion tenge, in days of trade – 52 days).

Most of specific gravity in the volume of retail trade of Republic in January-August of 2023 year accounts to Almaty city (31.4%), Astana (12.9%), Karagandy (8.0%) and Shygys-Kazakhstan (6.2%) districts.