South African retail sales rise 2.3% year-on-year in August

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African retail sales rose 2.3% year-on-year in August after rising by a revised 5.7% in July, Statistics South Africa figures showed on Wednesday.

Seasonally adjusted retail sales fell 1.2% month-on-month in August.

(Reporting by Anathi Madubela and Sfundo ParakozovEditing by Peter Graff)

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