KIEV, April 16 ??“ Retail sales were estimated at UAH 32.6 billion in the first three months of 2007, up 25.6% up in adjusted prices from a year ago, the State Statistics Committee reported on Monday.

The highest rise in retail sales in the first three months of 2007 was registered in Mykolaiv region (38.3%), Kiev region (37.4%), in the city of Kiev (31.4%), the committee reported.