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Indonesia May retail sales contract the most in 12 years, central bank says
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Jul 8, 2020
Indonesia's retail sales tumbled 20.6% in May on the year for their biggest fall since October 2008, and accelerating from the previous month's contraction, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday.
There were steeper falls in purchases of clothes and recreational spending in May than the previous month, the survey showed. Retail sales fell 16.9% on an annual basis in April.
The Bank Indonesia survey predicted the drop in sales to slow to 14.4% in June.
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