Eurozone retail sales volume dropped -0.8% mom in February, matched expectations. Volume of retail trade decreased by -1.8% for automotive fuels, by -0.7% for non-food products and by -0.6% for food, drinks and tobacco.
EU retail sales declined -0.9% mom. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Slovenia (-10.5%), Hungary and Poland (both -2.0%) and Sweden (-1.6%). The highest increases were observed in Cyprus (+1.6%), Luxembourg (+0.8%) and Belgium (+0.7%).
