Retail Sales Fell in November for the First Time in Five Months

By Luisa García Pelatti Retail sales decreased 3.1% in November last year, the first drop in five months, according to data from the Department of Economic Development and Trade (DDEC). Data, which came out today, are published with an obvious delay. In the first 11 months of 2024 sales grew 1.7%. In the same period of the previous year the increase had been 4.3%, showing a slowdown in sales growth. Sales rise slightly above inflation, which in …