
The volume of sales in hotels and tourist agencies has grown at double-digit rates in the third quarter. This is according to INSTAT's short-term statistics for the services sector, reflecting the good performance of tourism, as about 4.8 million foreign citizens visited the country in that period.
Meanwhile, the weakest growth was for bars and restaurants and retail trade. In decline were sales for transport, storage and mail.
While salaries have continued to increase for all service sectors, even in those with the lowest sales. The strongest increase in wages was in the hotel sector, which has also had problems with finding the workforce, as well as for travel agencies.
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of vehicles and motorcycles, weak sales, but wages continue to grow
Indicator indices in Trade activity, which includes wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of vehicles and motorcycles, in the third quarter 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume recorded a decrease of 0.6%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 0.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The wage fund index increased by 16.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Transport, Warehousing and Mail, with sales down but wages up
The indices of indicators in the Transport, Storage and Mail activity, which includes the Railway transport of goods, Sea, Air, Storage and Postal activity, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The index of net sales in volume recorded a decrease of 3.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 2.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The salary fund index increased by 13.2%, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Hotels increase sales, employees and wages
The indices of indicators in the Hotels activity, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume increased by 12.9%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 10.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The salary fund index increased by 29.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Bar, Restaurants, sales weak, but wages continue to rise
The indices of indicators in the Bar-Restaurant activity, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume increased by 4.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 2.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The wage fund index increased by 22.3%, compared to the third quarter of 2022
Information and Communication, with contraction
The indices of indicators in the Information and Communication activity, which includes the activity of Publishing, Telecommunications as well as Information Technology services, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume recorded a decrease of 0.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 7.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The salary fund index increased by 18.7%, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Architectural and Engineering Activities
The indices of indicators in Architectural and Engineering activities, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume increased by 4.6%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees increased by 12.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The salary fund index increased by 25.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Lots of work for travel agencies
The indices of indicators in the Travel Agency activity, in the third quarter of 2023, are presented as follows:
• The net sales index in volume increased by 24.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The index of the number of employees recorded an increase of 8.8%, compared to the third quarter of 2022;
• The salary fund index increased by 31.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2022