"The decrease in retail trade turnover in October was influenced the most by grocery stores, where turnover fell by 7% year-on-year," SE analyst Johanna Pihlak said.
Estonia's consumer price inflation eased for the second successive month in October, though it remained strong overall at 23%, official data showed earlier in the month.
Sales of manufactured goods dropped 4% year-on-year, led by a 14% slump in sales in stores selling household goods and appliances, hardware, and building materials.
Department store sales shrunk by around 6% and those of pharmaceutical and cosmetics stores dropped 4%. Meanwhile, automotive fuel sales grew 6%. Compared to the previous month, retail sales were unchanged in October, while on a seasonally and working day adjusted basis, they fell 1%.
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