The 0.1% increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in April 2017, compared with March 2017, is due to the rise of 0.6% for “Food, drinks and tobacco”, while non-food products fell by 0.4% and automotive fuel by 0.8%. In the EU28, the 0.5% increase in the volume of retail trade is due to rises of 0.6% for “Food, drinks and tobacco” and of 0.4% for non-food products, while automotive fuel fell by 0.3%.
Eurozone Retail Sales up by 0.1%
In April 2017 compared with March 2017, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March the retail trade volume increased by 0.2% in the euro area, while it fell by 0.1% in the EU28. In April 2017 compared with April 2016, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 2.5% in the euro area and by 3.0% in the EU28.
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