Dutch retail sales growth eased sharply in October to the weakest level in just over a year, figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
Retail sales increased 1.6 percent year-over-year in October, much slower than the 5.7 percent climb in September. The measure has been rising since May 2016.
Moreover, the latest rate of growth was the weakest since September last year, when sales had risen only 0.2 percent.
Food sales grew 4.0 percent annually in October, while non-food sales declined by 2.3 percent.
by RTT Staff Writer
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