Retail sales, excluding VAT (value-added tax), fell a calendar-adjusted 1.3% year-on-year in September, following a 2% decrease in August.
Sales of food, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco declined 4.3% annually in September and those of non-food items dropped 0.7%.
Retail sales, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, slid 2.2%. In September, mail-order or online sales were 12.2% lower than a year ago.
On a monthly basis, retail sales rose a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 1.0% in September.
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