In February 2022, domestic trade sales increased by 20.0% year-on-year, as a result of the positive performance recorded across all activities within the sector, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets (+7.2%), department stores (+67.8%), hardware and home improvement stores (+33.7%), home equipment stores (+8.8%), pharmacies and drugstores (+5.3%), and book and newspaper retailers and stationery shops (+251.1%).
