Cloth, fuel demand lifts Indonesia growth

Retail sales in Indonesia, where consumption accounts for the largest to the GDP growth, edged up in 2018 supported by climbing sales of clothes and automotive fuels, a survey carried out by the central bank showed on Monday. Retail sales grew 3.7 percent last year, compared with 2.9 percent in the presiding year. Sales of clothes expanded 15.1 percent in 2018,