According to the HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden during the month of April were off by 5.5 percent when compared with the same period last year. In May, sales increased by 2.5 percent, and in June, they rose by 11 percent. Thus, for the first six months of 2012, sporting goods sales in Sweden were up by 8.5 percent, equal to a rise of 8.2 percent in constant prices and based on the same number of working days.

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