BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Hungary retail sales grew at the fastest pace in nine months in November, data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office showed on Tuesday.
Retail sales rose 7.3 percent year-on-year in November, following a 6.2 percent increase in October.
The latest increase in sales was the highest since February, when it was 8.4 percent.
Sales in non-food grew 13.0 percent annually in November and those in specialized and non-specialized food shops, and automotive fuels rose by 4.5 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively.
On an unadjusted basis, retail sales increased 6.8 percent in November, following a 6.2 percent rise in the preceding month.
For the January to November period, retail sales rose 6.0 percent from the same period last year.
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