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Bottom falls out of Latvian sales
RIGA - Retail sales dropped 4.6 percent in the first three quarters of 2008, according to figures that the central statistics office released on Sept. 30. Retail sales of food products fell 6 percent in 2008 compared to the same eight months in 2007, while retail sales of non-food products went down by 3.8 percent. According to the statistics office, the aggregate sales of Latvian retail companies in January through August 2008 reached 2.698 billion lats (3.838 billion euros), including 349 m ...| The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please log on using the form on the top of the page. If you don't have a membership yet - please subscribe. |
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