Sweden's retail sales grew at a softer pace in April, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday.
Retail sales rose 7.2 percent year-on-year in April, after a 8.1 percent increase in March. Sales grew for the fourth consecutive month.
Retail sales in durables gained 10.9 percent in April and those of consumables, excluding sales at the state-owned chain of liquor stores increased 3.3 percent.
On a monthly basis, retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent in April.
Separate data from the statistical office showed that the household lending increased 5.7 percent yearly in April.
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