2017.05.2607:14:00UTC+00Lithuania Retail Sales Growth Eases Further

Lithuania's retail sales growth moderated for the third straight month in April, figures from the Department of Statistics showed Friday.

Retail sales, excluding VAT, rose a working-day-adjusted 4.5 percent year-over-year in April, slower than the 6.8 percent growth in March.

On an unadjusted basis, retail sales grew 3.8 percent in April from a year ago.

Excluding automotive fuel, retail sales climbed 2.4 percent over the year. Sales of non-food products advanced 6.2 percent, while sales of food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco dropped by 1.1 percent.

Month-on-month, retail sales dropped a seasonally and working-day-adjusted 0.6 percent in April.