Main upward pressure came from sales of non-food products (69.5% vs 33.7% in March) and a rebound in retail trade of food beverages & tobacco (12.0% vs -4.8%).
On a monthly comparison basis, seasonally- and working-day adjusted retail sales fell by 2.1% in April, after decreasing by 1.9% in March. Croatia's retail sales fell by a real 5.8% in terms of volume in 2020.