Retail sales still strong in July

Retail sales in the Czech Republic rose 1.6 percent in July compared with the same month last year, according to the Czech Statistical Office. Adjusted for the number of working days, the increase in spending comes to 5.1 percent. Sales were especially strong in non-food goods, where they climbed by around 8 percent. Growth in food sales was just 2.1 percent. The trend of increasing sales through mail order or via the Internet continues, with those sales up by nearly 20 percent.