ZAGREB, March 15, 2020 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Sunday that sales in shops on Saturday, compared with the same day in 2019, had increased by 41%.
"Yesterday, compared with the same day last year, sales increased by 41%," Marić told reporters after a meeting of the national civil protection service.
"Some retail chains told me that in the first half of the day consumption was nearly double the amount on the same day last year, but things stabilised towards the end of the day," the minister said.
He praised all warehouse workers, drivers and cashiers for their work. "All of us who went to the shops yesterday could see for ourselves that they were doing an excellent job," Marić said.
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