
Kirovstat: Every tenth resident of Kirov works in the trade sector.
As of January 1, 2025, there were 5,800 wholesale and retail trade organizations and 11,100 individual entrepreneurs registered in the region.
In 2024, the average number of employees in organizations of the Kirov region in the economic activity sector "wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles" was over 36,000 people, or every tenth resident employed in organizations of the Kirov region.
The retail trade turnover in 2024 reached 320.1 billion rubles, an increase of 4.5% compared to the previous year. On average, each resident of the Kirov region bought goods worth 284,500 rubles in 2024. Among the subjects of the Volga Federal District, the Kirov region ranks 9th in per capita retail turnover.
Last year, as well as the year before, non-food products dominated the structure of retail turnover, although their share decreased by 0.3% and amounted to 50.9% of retail trade: 162.9 billion rubles.
According to Kirovstat, retail chains remain active participants in the regional goods market: their share of retail turnover in 2024 was 42.5%. The retail trade turnover last year was 42.5%, with retail network turnover amounting to 136 billion rubles, which is 103% of the 2023 level. Nearly three-quarters of the "network" turnover was accounted for by food products, beverages, and tobacco products.
Kirovstat noted that the online sales market continues to grow. In 2024, it accounted for 9.3% of Kirov region's retail trade turnover (compared to 7.3% in 2023).
The agency also highlighted that small businesses make a significant contribution to the region's trade: in 2024, small business entities accounted for 30.9% of retail trade turnover and 50.9% of wholesale trade turnover in the Kirov region.
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Kirovstat: Every tenth resident of Kirov works in the trade sector.
In 2024, the number of workers in the retail sector of the Kirov region totaled over 36,000 people.