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2026-01-09 16:59:05
[Slovakia's November Retail Sales Plunge by Largest in Nearly Two Years] ⑴ Slovakia's retail sales fell 3.2% year-on-year in November 2025, reversing the 0.6% increase in the previous month. ⑵ This is the sharpest decline in retail activity since December 2023. ⑶ Sales of information technology equipment fell 2.9%, and sales of other goods in specialty stores fell 0.5%. ⑷ Meanwhile, purchases of motor fuel fell 0.6%, and purchases of cultural and recreational goods fell 12%. ⑸ Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco further fell 12.6%, and sales at stalls and markets further fell 17.5%. ⑹ Sales of trade outside of shops, stalls, or markets further fell 17.5%. ⑺ Purchases from non-specialty stores recovered, increasing by 0.6%. ⑻ On a monthly basis, retail trade fell 0.7% in November, the same decline as in October.
