KSH: retail sales rose by 5.1 percent in November

The volume of retail sales in November last year were 5.1 percent greater than in the previous year according to both the raw and calendary adjusted datas – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday on the basis of its second estimate.

The raw data shows an annual growth rate of over 5 percent for the third, while the working-day adjusted data shows an annual growth rate of over 5 percent for the the second month.

The revised data show only 0.1 percentage points lower sales growth than it was estimated on 8 January, in the first estimate. (MTI)