Retail sales rose a calendar adjusted 4.6% year-on-year in October, after a 5% gain in September.
Sales of non-food goods grew 6.2% annually in October and those of food, beverages and tobacco, and sales of automotive fuels in specialized stores rose by 3.6% and 1%, respectively.
On an unadjusted basis, retail sales advanced 3.4% from the same period last year after a 7.1% increase.
On a month-on-month basis, the seasonally adjusted retail sales remained unchanged in October, CZSO said on December 6.
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