Greece’s retail sales declined for the third straight month in December, preliminary figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Thursday.
Retail trade turnover dropped 1.7 percent year-over-year in December, which was worse than the 0.7 percent fall in October.
Except automotive fuel, retail sales declined 2.6 percent over the year after a 1.7 percent decrease in the prior month.
Sales of food products slipped 6.5 percent, while those of non-food products, except automotive fuel rose by 2.2 percent.
Retail sales volume fell at a faster pace of 2.9 percent yearly in November, following a 1.0 percent drop in October.
On a monthly basis, retail trade turnover declined 0.9 percent from October, when it edged up by 0.2 percent.
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