Spain Retail Sales Growth Slows

(RTTNews) - Spain's retail sales logged a slower growth in February, data from the statistical office INE showed Monday.

Retail sales increased by adjusted 2.2 percent year-on-year in February but slower than the 3.8 percent rise in January.

Similarly, unadjusted sales advanced 2.0 percent, following January's 3.7 percent increase.

On a monthly basis, retail sales dropped 0.1 percent after remaining flat in January. This was the first fall in seven months in February.

Food sales remained unchanged from January, while, non-food sales edged down 0.1 percent, data showed.