Sports and recreation goods are predicted to be among the items that will grow the most at retail in South Africa this year, along with all kinds of clothing and footwear, rising at an annual rate between 4.7 and 4.9 percent. The Bureau of Market Research and Unisa expect the whole retail sector to grow by 4.5 percent in 2012, after increases of 5.1 percent in 2010 and 4.1 percent in 2011.

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