Sales growth accelerated for food, beverages and tobacco (4% vs 1.7% in June).

Conversely, sales rose at a softer pace for automotive fuel (2% vs 2.1%), while trade dropped for non-food products (-1.2% vs 2.5%).

On a monthly comparison basis, seasonally- and working-day adjusted retail sales volume added 0.4% in July, after it dipped 0.6% in June.