Statistics Lithuania reports that based on preliminary results of the survey of trade and catering enterprises, turnover of retail trade, sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, maintenance and repairs of motor vehicles and motorcycles, as well as retail sales of automotive fuel trade enterprises (VAT excluded) over January–December 2008 made LTL 35784.8 million (in 2007, LTL 31573.2 million respectively) and as compared with the same period in 2007 increased by 4.1 per cent at constant prices (in January–December 2007, against the same period in 2006, turnover grew by 17.2 per cent). In December 2008, against December 2007, turnover decreased by 8.8 per cent. 

The turnover of enterprises trading in food products over January–December 2008, as compared to the same period of the previous year, increased by 2.4 per cent at constant prices. Most of all, turnover increased in the enterprises having 50 and more persons employed – by 3.5 per cent, while the turnover of enterprises having 1–9 persons employed decreased by 14.4 per cent, other enterprises (having 10–49 persons employed) – by 14.8 per cent at constant prices. In December 2008, against December 2007, the turnover of such enterprises decreased by 6.5 per cent.  

The turnover of enterprises trading in non-food products (automobiles excluded) over January–December 2008, against the corresponding period in 2007, increased by 6.9 per cent at constant prices. The growth in the turnover of this group was determined by enterprises having 50 and more persons employed. Their turnover increased by 8.6 per cent, whereas the turnover of enterprises having 10–49 persons employed decreased by 0.9 per cent, of those having 1–9 persons employed – by 5.9 per cent at constant prices. In December 2008, against December 2007, the turnover of such enterprises decreased by 8.4 per cent.  

The turnover of retail sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, their maintenance and repair, retail sale of automotive fuel-related enterprises over January–December 2008, as compared to the respective period in 2007, grew by 3.4 per cent at constant prices (over January–December 2007, against the same period in 2006, by 24.9 per cent). In December 2008, against December 2007, the turnover of such enterprises decreased by 11.4 per cent. 

The turnover of restaurants, bars and other catering enterprises (VAT excluded) over January–December 2008 accounted for LTL 1055.4 million and, against the same period in 2007, increased by 2.4 per cent. In December 2008, against December 2007, the turnover of such enterprises decreased by 14.3 per cent. 

In December 2008, the turnover of retail trade, sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, their maintenance and repair, retail sale of automotive fuel enterprises (VAT excluded) accounted for LTL 3007.2 million and, against November 2008, grew by 14.1 per cent at constant prices. 

In December against November 2008, the turnover of retail trade enterprises, except sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, their maintenance and repair, retail sale of automotive fuel, increased by 21.8 per cent. The turnover of enterprises trading in non-food products (except vehicles) increased by 24.2 per cent, while that of enterprises trading in food products – by 19.3 per cent at constant prices. 

The turnover of retail sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, their maintenance and repair, retail sales of automotive fuel-related enterprises in December against November 2008 grew by 1.4 per cent at constant prices. 

In December 2008, the turnover of restaurants, bars and other catering enterprises accounted for LTL 86.8 million and, against November 2008, grew by 6.0 per cent at constant prices. 

In December against November 2008, the turnover of retail trade enterprises, except motor vehicles and motorcycles, their maintenance and repair, retail sale of automotive fuel, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.1 per cent, while against December 2007, working day adjusted, by 8.9 per cent.