Non-food sales increased 1.6% on the month in February, while food items were 0.6% more expensive. On the other hand, fuel sales declined 0.8% month-on-month.
The data are adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
In annual terms, adjusted retail sales rose 7.5% in February, supported by higher demand in all sectors, INS data showed.
Non-food sales increased 11.4% on the year in February, while food and fuel sales advanced 5.4% and 1.1%, respectively.
In the first two months of 2013, adjusted retail sales were up 6.3% compared with the year-earlier period, again boosted by higher demand across the board.
In unadjusted data, retail sales increased 1.9% in February from a month earlier, and were up 8.7% compared with the same period of 2013.