Turnover from Retail and Wholesale Down 20% in 2009 over 2008

Ljubljana, 28 August - Slovenian companies posted over EUR 23bn in turnover from retail and wholesale in 2009, which was a nearly 20% decrease compared to the year before, the Statistics Office has said. While turnover from retail dropped some 10% to EUR 11.50bn, the wholesale suffered a 25% drop to EUR 11.68bn.