The 0.7% increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in September 2017, compared with August 2017, is due to rises of 1.3% for “Food, drinks and tobacco” and of 0.5% for non-food products, while automotive fuel fell by 0.4%. In the EU28, the 0.3% increase in the volume of retail trade is due to a rise of 0.9% for “Food, drinks and tobacco”, while automotive fuel fell by 0.6% and non-food products by 0.1%.
Eurozone Retail Sales up by 0.3%
- Tuesday, Nov 07 2017
In September 2017 compared with August 2017, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August, the retail trade volume decreased by 0.1% in the euro area, while it rose by 0.5% in the EU28. In September 2017 compared with September 2016, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.5% in the EU28.