Retail sales in Bulgaria turn to growth in June Eurostat.

By bne IntelliNews August 6, 2012
The volume of retail sales in Bulgaria turned to both monthly and annual growth in June after falling by 0.3% m/m and 1.8% y/y in May, Eurostat data showed. Seasonally adjusted retail sales volume inched up by 0.3% m/m in June and thus Bulgaria was one of the seven countries in which total retail trade rose during the month. In working day adjusted annual terms, retail sales volume went up by 0.4%. Overall retail sales in the EU dropped by 0.3% m/m (up 0.1% m/m in the euro area) and by 0.7% y/y (down 1.2% y/y in the euro area) in June.

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