According to first estimates of Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EU), in October 2009, compared with September 2009, the volume of retail trade:
a) Eurozone: remained stable (0.0%)
b) EU: rose by 0.3%
In September retail trade fell by 0.5% and 0.3% respectively.
Compared with October 2008, the retail sales index in October 2009 decreased by 1.9% in the Eurozone and by 0.9% in the EU.
Categories:
“Food, drinks and tobacco”: In October 2009, compared with September 2009, retail sales volume declined by 0.3% in the Eurozone and remained stable in the EU. Compared with October 2008, “Food, drinks and tobacco” fell by 1.6% in the Eurozone and by 0.8% in the EU.
The non-food sector grew by 0.3% in the Eurozone and 0.7% in the EU compared with September 2009. and decreased by 1.3% in the Eurozone, but rose by 0.1% in the EU compared to October 2008.
Member States:
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade rose in 11 and fell in 6, compared with September 2008.
The highest increases were observed in:
Lithuania (+1.9%), Portugal (+1.7%) and Poland (+1.6%)
The largest decreases were recorded in:
Romania (-1.9%), Slovakia (-1.7%) and Latvia (-1.3%).
Compared with October 2008, among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade in October 2009 rose in 5 and fell in 12.
The highest increases were observed in :
Belgium (+4.4%), Sweden (+4.1%) and Poland (+3.9%),
The largest decreases were recorded in:
Latvia (-29.1%), Lithuania (-24.7%) and Estonia (-18.6%)
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