Retail turnover was up 28.3% yoy to USD 17.6 bln (vs. growth of 26.2% yoy in 7M06), according to the State Statistics Committee. The leading regions in terms of retail trade over the period were Kyiv (USD 3.5 bln), Dnipropetrovsk (USD 1.7 bln), and Donetsk (USD 1.6 bln).