India, March 5 -- Croatia's retail sales expanded at a slower pace in January, data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday.
Retail sales in volume terms rose by a working day and seasonally adjusted 4.4 percent year-on-year in January, slower than the 6.5 percent growth in the prior month.
The retail trade turnover of food, beverages, and tobacco grew 1.1 percent annually versus a 2.6 percent growth in December. Demand for non-food products, except for automotive fuels and lubricants, climbed by 8.7 percent, which was 10.5 percent a month ago.
On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 0.4 percent in January, reversing a 0.7 percent gain in the preceding month. It was the first drop in five months.
On an unadjusted b...