The food sector accounted for 51% of retail in the Kirov region.
In Kirovstat, the results of retail trade in the Kirov region for January–March 2026 have been summarized. The total revenue of stores, markets, and trading points reached 90.5 billion rubles — this is 3.5% more than the previous year.
For essential goods — food products, including beverages, as well as tobacco products — 46.2 billion rubles were spent. Their share in the total turnover was 51.1%. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, this figure increased by 0.5 percentage points. The remaining 44.3 billion rubles were spent by the region's residents on non-food goods.
The distribution of sales volumes by types of trading organizations is interesting. Large and medium-sized businesses accounted for 66.6% of the total turnover. Small enterprises and microbusinesses accounted for 14.1%. Individual entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals, who trade outside markets and fairs, formed 18.3% of sales. The most modest result was from markets and fairs: together they contributed about 1% of the regional retail turnover.
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The food sector accounted for 51% of retail in the Kirov region.
In the first three months of 2026, retail turnover in the region exceeded 90 billion rubles. It turned out that more than half of this amount was spent by Kirov residents on food, beverages, and tobacco products, while sales through markets accounted for only 1% of the total volume.
