Analysts: encouraging retail datas

According to analysts surveyed by MTI, the retail datas of February are encouraging and the National Economy Ministry also points out that the retail sales trend suggests improving consumer sentiment.

The Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced on Thursday that the volume of retail sales in February 2013 fell by 1.4 percent compared to the same period of last year, which was basically infuleced by the 2.6 percent decline of the food, beverages and food retailing and by the 4.0 percent decline of fuel-retailing. (MTI)