Vitebsk region is the leader among regions in the share of Belarusian goods in trade
The consumer market of the Vitebsk region is characterized by stability and high commodity saturation, with sales growth recorded for most commodity items accounted for in statistics. This conclusion was reached at a meeting of the collegium of the main trade and services department with the participation of the deputy chairman of the regional executive committee, Anzhelika Nikitina, representatives of the main department of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, and the State Control Committee.
The agenda included the results of the industry's performance for the first nine months of the current year. Many indicators are encouraging. For example, our region maintains a leading position among the republic's regions in terms of the share of Belarusian products in retail turnover, which amounted to 63.1%.
"There is a positive trend in the growth rate of retail turnover through all sales channels – 105.4%. Per capita, it amounted to 6.6 thousand rubles. The growth rate of public catering turnover was 102.9%," explained the deputy head of the main trade and services department of the regional executive committee, Alexey Bogachev.
According to the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, the consumer price index for the region in September 2025 compared to December 2024 was lower than for the republic as a whole and amounted to 105.7%. Our region holds a leading position in the republic in terms of the effectiveness of control and analytical measures regarding compliance with legislation on prices and pricing. This undoubtedly contributes to maintaining a stable price situation in the region.
A developed infrastructure has been formed in the region: over 13,000 retail outlets of various formats, 79 shopping centers, 51 markets, and over 1,800 public catering establishments.
– Great attention is paid to serving the rural population. Work is constantly underway to reduce the burden on the consumer cooperation system by attracting other economic entities to organize trade. Currently, there are 256 consumer cooperation stores and over 700 retail outlets of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs operating in rural areas. Rural residents of Braslav, Orsha, Sharkovshchyna districts, and certain territories of Vitebsk, Postavy, Rossony, Tolochin districts are served by mobile stores of other economic entities without the participation of regional consumer societies. The issue of transferring trade servicing functions for the rural population to republican retail chains is being further processed, taking into account the norms of Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 294, – noted Alexey Bogachev.
The collegium paid attention to regions that have not yet utilized their reserves for industry development, improving service quality, and enhancing performance indicators.
Based on the results of the collegium meeting, priority tasks have been defined for all city and district executive committees, which must be completed by the end of the year.