JOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Reuters) – Growth in South
Africa’s retail sales slowed to 3.9 percent on an annual basis
at constant prices in January, from 8.7 percent in December,
Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
On a monthly basis sales were at -0.6 percent in January and
were up 6.9 percent in the three months to January compared with
the same period a year ago, also at constant prices.
Economists polled by Reuters expected January sales at 7.1
percent in January.
(Reporting by Xola Potelwa, editing by Olivia Kumwenda)
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