The Spanish statistical office INE released its retail sales data on Tuesday. Retail sales in Spain rose at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.1% in August, after a 1.2% gain in July.
Food sales were down 0.1% in August, while non-food sales climbed by 0.2%.
On a yearly basis, retail sales climbed at a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1% in August, after a 4.0% rise in June.
Sales of non-food products jumped 4.3% in August from a year ago, while food sales declined 0.7%.