{"id":7465,"date":"2019-07-09T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/?p=7465"},"modified":"2019-07-09T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T15:20:28","slug":"retail-sales-declined-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/retail-sales-declined-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Sales Declined In May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retail sales growth slowed further in May, according to figures released by the Czech Statistical Office on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Retail sales climbed 2.7% year-on-year in May, following a 5.4% rise in April. Economists had expected sales to increase 4%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sales of food, beverages and tobacco rose 0.3% annually in May.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sales of non-food products rose by 5.6%, while sales of automotive fuels in the specialized stores declined by 0.75%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On a month-on-month basis, retail sales declined 1% in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retail sales growth slowed further in May, according to figures released by the Czech Statistical Office on Tuesday. &nbsp; Retail sales climbed 2.7% year-on-year in May, following a 5.4% rise in April. 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