03-03-2017
In January 2017 compared with December 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19), while it rose by 0.1% in the EU28
In January 2017 compared with December 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19), while it rose by 0.1% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December the retail trade volume decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU28.
The 0.1% decrease in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in January 2017, compared with December 2016, is due to falls of 0.2% for non-food products and of 0.1% for “Food, drinks and tobacco”, while automotive fuel rose by 0.8%. In the EU28, the 0.1% increase in the volume of retail trade is due to a rise of 0.7% for automotive fuel, while “Food, drinks and tobacco” and non-food products both remain stable.
Among Member States for which data are available, decreases in the total retail trade volume were observed in Germany and France (both-0.8%), Belgium (-0.6%) as well as the United Kingdom (-0.4%), while the highest increases were registered in Finland (+4.4%), Poland (+4.1%) and Slovenia (+3.2%)