Retail sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year as consumers bought new-model cars and record gas prices increased revenue at filling stations.
Sales climbed 0.8 percent in October from a year earlier, a third monthly gain, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday. The median estimate of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 0.7 percent increase.
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