The total value of retail sales was up a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent on month in January, Statistics Korea said on Tuesday.
That followed the downwardly revised 0.1 percent increase in December (originally 0.2 percent).
On a yearly basis, retail sales were unchanged following the downwardly revised 2.1 percent drop in the previous month (originally -2.0 percent).
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