29.05.201903:46:00UTC+00Norway Retail Sales Rise Further

Norway retail sales continued to rise in April, figures from Statistics Norway showed on Wednesday.

The volume index of retail sales excluding sales of motor vehicles rose a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent month-on-month in April. In March, sales grew 0.7 percent.

On a working day adjusted basis, the volume of retail sales index rose 1.8 percent in April from the same month last year.

The value of retail sales rose a working day adjusted 4.1 percent year-on-year in April.

During the February to April period, the volume of retail sales rose 0.3 percent from a year ago and the value grew 2.6 percent.

Separate data from Statistics Norway showed that the household consumption fell 1.2 percent month-on-month in April, after a 2.2 percent rise in March.