Computers, electronics dominate retail sales

Retail sales volumes rose by a 4.6% year on year in September according to preliminary figures from the Statistical Service, Cystat.

The biggest increase in September was recorded for electrical goods and furniture, which rose by 15.8% compared with the same month of 2014.

Sales of computer equipment and book rose by 7.5%, while textiles, clothing and footwear dropped by 0.6%.

For the period January-September 2015, total retail sales volumes grew by 3% over the same period of the previous year.