Johannesburg - Growth in South Africa's retail sales quickened
to 3.4% year-on-year in November compared with a revised 0.9% expansion
in October, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
On a month-on-month basis, sales were up by 0.9% in
November, and increased by 3% in the three months to November compared with the
same period a year ago.
Economists in a Reuters survey expected retail sales growth
of 1.5% in November.
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