Retail sales in Switzerland declined in March, the latest figures published by the Federal Statistical Office showed Monday.
Retail sales, adjusted for working days, declined 0.9 percent year-on-year in March. In seasonally adjusted terms, retail sales fell 0.1 percent.
Excluding sales of fuel, retail trade turnover declined 1 percent annually in March. Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered an increase in real turnover of 0.8 percent during the month. Sales at non-food sector fell 3.3 percent.
Sales, excluding fuel, dropped a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent compared to the previous month.
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