Cyprus: retail sales down a provisional 0.6% in January

Retail sales volumes in January fell by 0.6% compared with the same month of 2008 according to provisional figures for the month.
This was less of a decline than in December, when retail sales fell year on year by 2.8% and in November, when they had fallen by 4.8%.
For the whole period January-December 2008 the Index recorded an increase of 6.5% compared to the corresponding period of 2007 according to revised figures.
Meanwhile, retail trade turnover by value rose by a provisional 3.5% in January compared with January 2008, having risen by 0.5% in December.
For the year as a whole, retail sales values rose by 11.1%.