Retail sales, except motor vehicles and motorcycles, rose a calendar-adjusted 6.2% year-on-year in April, following a 5.7% increase in March.
The recent positive developments in April were largely driven by a 9.2% sales growth in non-food stores, which were closed last year as a result of anti-epidemic measures, the Prague-based statistics agency said.
Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialized stores logged a sharp annual increase of 8.1% and sales of food products grew 1.6%.
Meanwhile, retail sales via mail order houses or via the internet continued to show negative trends, by falling 14.2%. On a monthly basis, retail sales edged up 0.1% at the start of the second quarter.
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