28.10.2016 13:11:13

Latvia Retail Sales Growth Eases Further

(RTTNews) - Latvia's retail sales growth eased for the second successive month in September, figures from the Central Statistical Bureau showed Friday.

Retail sales rose a calendar-adjusted 0.5 percent year-over-year in September, slower than August's 1.1 percent gain. In July, the rate of increase was 1.6 percent.

Sales of non-food products climbed 1.6 percent on year, while those of food products decreased by 1.8 percent.

On a monthly basis, retail sales dropped a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in September, after remaining flat in the preceding month.