Retail sales in Russia rose 7.4% in April from a year earlier and are expected to grow 6.5%.

Russia, May 31 (Xinhua)-- Russia released a series of economic data, including a 7.4% year-on-year increase in retail sales in April and an expected increase of 6.5%; CPI rose 2.27% in the week ending May 29; real wages rose 2.7% in March compared with the same period last year; and the unemployment rate in April was 3.3% and 3.5%.