Norway's April retail sales soar despite pandemic

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian retail sales soared in April, the country's statistics agency said on Wednesday, defying expectations of a decline amid the coronavirus pandemic.Seasonally adjusted retail sales jumped 4.8% after declining by 0.9% in March, while economists polled by Reuters on average had anticipated a fall of 2.5%."More time spent at home and a stop in foreign travels have affected the shopping pattern," Statistics Norway (SSB) said in a statement."The strong growth in retail trade..