Sales of non-food products were up 12.3% compared with January-June 2013, while sales of food, drinks and tobacco products rose 7.3%. Fuel sales went up 3.8% on the year in the first half in data adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
In June alone, adjusted retail sales inched 0.3% higher compared with the previous month. Food sales went up 2.3% on the month, while fuel sales rose 1%. On the other hand, sales of non-food items declined 1.1% compared with May.
In annual terms, adjusted retail sales rose 10.3% in June, helped by higher demand in all sectors, INS data showed.
Non-food sales increased 14.2% on the year in June, while food and fuel sales advanced 11.5% and 3.2%, respectively.
In unadjusted data, retail sales increased 0.4% in June from a month earlier, and were up 10.2% compared with the same period of 2013.