Dutch retail sales declined for the second straight month in January, data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
Retail turnover declined 5.9 percent yearly in January, following a 3.2 percent fall in December.
Turnover in food stores grew 8.6 percent yearly in January, while non-food stores decreased 37.7 percent. Online turnover surged 92.1 percent.
Sales in the non-food sector declined due to the measures taken against the spread of the corona virus, the agency said.
On an unadjusted basis, retail turnover declined 7.8 percent in January.
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