Ireland’s retail sales increased for the second straight month in in February, preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office showed Wednesday.
Retail sales volume rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent month-over-month in February, but much slower than the 4.1 percent climb in the previous month. In December, sales had fallen 0.3 percent.
On an annual basis, retail sales growth accelerated to 11.0 percent in February from 10.9 percent in January.
Excluding motor trades, retail sales edged up 0.2 percent over the month and it grew 7.1 percent from February 2015.
In value terms, retail sales dropped 0.3 percent monthly in February, in contrast to a 4.5 percent rise in the prior month. Annual sales growth eased to 8.7 percent in February from 9.0 percent a month earlier.
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