KSH: retail sales rose by 5.6 percent in December

According to calendar adjusted data, retail sales rose by 5.6 percent in last December, while in 2014 the volume of sales was 5.2 percent, higher than in the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) released its second estimate on Thursday.

The numbers reported, are the same as the numbers of the first estimate that was published in early February.
The sales volumes in food retails increased by 3.0, while in non-food retailing by 7.4 percent. The sales volume of fuel retail increased by 11 percent – according to the data of the Central Statistical Office. (MTI)