Croatia's Retail Sales Growth Weakens In September

(RTTNews) - Croatia's retail sales increased at a significantly slower pace in September, data released by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.

Retail sales volume, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in September, notably slower than the 3.1 percent growth seen a month earlier. In July, sales had increased by 0.3 percent.

Sales of non-food products, excluding automotive fuels, advanced 4.1 percent annually, while sales of food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 5.8 percent.

On a monthly basis, trade in the retail sector decreased 1.7 percent in September, reversing the previous month's 1.3 percent growth.