Romania retail sales grew at a softer pace in February, figures from the National Institute of Statistics showed on Wednesday.
Retail sales rose by a working-day adjusted 8.5 percent year-on-year in February, after a 9.7 percent increase in January.
Sales of automotive fuels in specialized stores gained 15.7 percent yearly in February. Sales of non-food products increased 6.4 percent and those of food, beverages and tobacco grew 3.8 percent.
On a month-on-month basis, retail sales increased 0.3 percent in February, after a 0.6 percent fall in the preceding month.
On an unadjusted basis, retail sales grew 5.5 percent annually in February and rose 0.1 percent from the prior month.
