KSH: retail sales are higher than the preliminary figures

The volume of retail sales in January was 1.7 percent higher than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Wednesday.

According to the calendar-adjusted data, the growth is 2.2 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on the basis of its second estimate and on the basis of the detailed data.

According to both the raw and the cleaned data, the increase is 0.1 percentage points higher than it was forecasted in the first estimate released on 3 March. (MTI)