In the first nine months of 2026, the turnover of retail trade in Bashkiria reached 1.45 trillion rubles, which is 12.3% more than a year earlier. In terms of growth rates, the region took the fourth place in Russia, after the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Ivanovo Oblast and Taiba, writes RBC. In the country as a whole, the retail turnover during this period amounted to 50.2 trillion rubles, an increase of 5%.