Switzerland's retail sales turnover increased for the third consecutive month in June, provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office showed Monday.

Real turnover grew 2.3 percent from a year ago, following May's 1.5 percent rise. Similarly, excluding fuel sales, overall turnover climbed at a faster pace of 2 percent after increasing 1.6 percent in May.

Sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered a 1.3 percent fall in turnover, while non-food sector logged an annual increase of 4 percent.

Month-on-month, real retail turnover gained 0.5 percent, offsetting the 0.3 percent drop in May. But turnover excluding fuel, advanced 0.3 percent, it said.