Sales of non-food products rose by 13.5%, while sales for food, beverages, and tobacco declined 0.2%.

On a monthly comparison basis, seasonally- and working-day adjusted retail sales volume rose by 1.4% in December, following a revised 0.4% decline in November.

Considering the whole year of 2021, retail trade grew 12.1% in real terms after a decline of 5.8% in 2020, the agency said.