Sales increased for fuels by 23.7%; pharmaceuticals & cosmetics by 10.3%; furniture by 12.1%; and food, beverages & tobacco products by 4.3%.

In addition, retail sales for textile, clothing, footwear rose 15.2% but declined for motor vehicles 2%.

On a non-seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade went down 1.4%, after a 0.9% decline in August.