Eurozone retail sales rose 0.3% mom, matched expectations. The volume of retail trade increased by 0.4% mom for non-food products and by 0.1% mom for automotive fuels, while food, drinks and tobacco remained unchanged.
EU28 retail sales rose 0.2% mom. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Portugal (1.1% mom), Estonia (1.0% mom) and Finland (0.8% mom). The largest decreases were observed in Austria, Slovakia (both -1.3% mom) and Croatia (-1.1% mom).
