13.03.201908:51:00UTC+00Croatia Retail Sales Growth Rises In January

Croatia's retail sales growth rose in January, after slowing in the previous month, data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday.

Retail sales in volume terms rose a working day adjusted 4.3 percent year-on-year in January, following a 4.0 percent rise in December. In November, the sales went up 5.8 percent.

Sales of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 4.7 percent and those of non-food products except of automotive fuels and lubricants rose by 4.4 percent.

On a month-on-month basis, retail sales grew by 1.0 percent in January, after a 0.6 percent decline in the previous month.