BUCHAREST (dpa-AFX) - Romania retail sales rose in September, figures from the National Institute of Statistics showed on Thursday.
Retail sales grew by a working-day adjusted 3.5 percent year-on-year in September, after a 2.6 percent increase in August.
Sale of non-food products rose 9.7 percent yearly in September and those of food, beverages and tobacco increased 4.6 percent
Meanwhile, sales of motor fuels in specialized stores decreased 5.0 percent.
On a month-on-month basis, retail sales rose 1.7 percent in September, after a 1.3 percent decrease in the preceding month.
On an unadjusted basis, retail sales grew 4.6 percent annually in September and rose 0.4 percent from the prior month.
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