Switzerland’s retail sales increased in April, preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Tuesday.
Retail sales adjusted for sales days and holidays grew by 35.7 percent year-on-year in April.
Sales of food, beverages and tobacco gained 13.3 percent yearly in April and those of non-food sector surged 73.5 percent.
On a monthly basis, seasonally adjusted retail sales declined 4.4 percent in April.
In nominal terms, retail sales increased 34.8 percent annually in April and fell 4.3 percent from a month ago.
The latest nominal annual growth in retail sales was the sharpest since the start of the series in January 2000, the agency said.
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