JOHANNESBURG Aug 15 (Reuters) – Growth in South Africa’s
retail sales rose to 8.3 percent on a year-on-year basis at
constant prices in June compared with a revised 7.1 percent in
May, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
On a monthly basis, sales were up by 1.9 percent in June and
increased by 5.4 percent in the three months to June compared
with the same period a year ago.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected year-on-year sales
growth to slow to 4.7 percent.
(Reporting by Xola Potelwa)
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