India, April 28 -- Lithuania's retail sales growth accelerated in March after easing sharply in the previous month, figures from the statistical office showed on Tuesday.
Retail sales, excluding VAT, climbed a calendar-adjusted 5.7 percent year-on-year in March, faster than the 2.9 percent rise in February. In January, the sales growth was 9.1 percent.
The annual sales growth in non-food products quickened to 8.1 percent from 4.3 percent, and sales of food items rebounded 1.9 percent versus a 0.3 percent decrease in February.
On a monthly basis, retail sales advanced a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 2.4 percent in March.
Separate official data showed that Lithuania's industrial output advanced 4.6 percent annually and by 2.8 percent m...