MADRID (dpa-AFX) - Spain retail sales recovered in January, underpinned by non-food turnover, the statistical office INE said on Monday.
Retail sales climbed 4.0 percent on a yearly basis, in contrast to the 2.4 percent fall in December.
Likewise, on an unadjusted basis, retail sales were up 3.8 percent, reversing a 3.1 percent decrease a month ago.
Excluding service stations, retail sales were up 3.2 percent annually, data showed.
Food sales decreased 0.7 percent, while non-food product sales advanced 6.3 percent in January.
On a monthly basis, retail sales were down 0.3 percent, but slower than the 6.1 percent decline in December. This was the second consecutive fall in sales.
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