Estonia's retail sales registered a decline at the start of the year, after rebounding in the previous month, figures from Statistics Estonia showed Friday.
Retail trade turnover, except of motor vehicles and motor cycles, dropped 1.0 percent year-over-year in January, reversing a 1.0 percent rise in December.
The decline in January was mainly driven by a 17.0 percent plunge in sales of automotive fuel.
The turnover of grocery stores decreased 2.0 percent annually in January, while those of stores selling manufactured goods grew by 7.0 percent.
On a monthly basis, retail sales tumbled 20.0 percent from December, when it surged by 18.0 percent.
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