Hungary's retail sales growth accelerated in August after easing in the previous month, preliminary figures from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office showed on Monday.
Retail sales rose 2.4 percent year-over-year in August, faster than the 1.7 percent rise in July.
The volume of sales of non-food products grew 4.9 percent annually, faster than the 2.9 percent growth in July. Meanwhile, sales of food, drinks, and tobacco grew at a steady pace of 2.3 percent, and automotive fuel sales rebounded by 2.2 percent.
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