Digital switch hits November sales

The volume of retail sales, which does not measure changes in price levels, fell by 1.1% compared with October and by 0.5% compared with Nov 2011. Excluding car sales, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1% compared with the previous month and 0.3% on the year.
Retail sales measured by prices decreased by 1.2% in November compared with October and were down by 0.2% compared with year-earlier levels.