India, June 2 -- Retail sales in Cyprus continued to growth at a robust pace in April, albeit some easing, preliminary data from the statistical office Cystat showed on Monday.

The volume of retail sales excluding automobiles grew 6.3 percent year-on-year following a 6.9 percent increase in March. The pace of growth slowed for the first time in three months.

Food sales rose 8.3 percent and non-food sales grew 4.9 percent. Sales of automotive fuel increased 3.1 percent.

Among the main components, sales of food, beverages and tobacco and clothing and footwear logged double digit growth.

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