Growth in retail sales may accelerate further

Growth in retail sales may continue to accelerate in the coming months, according to analysts interviewed by MTI.

According to the Central Statistical Office, the volume of retail sales in stores selling techical goods increased by 12.5 percent, which has not seen since March, and sales in stores selling food and mixed items, increased by 2.7 percent, according to the calendar-adjusted data. The sales of petrol stations declined for the first time since March 2013, 0.5 percent below September last year. (MTI)