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Friday, 19.04.2024, 07:07
Retail sales increased slightly in EU in June
Croatia saw the biggest increase, 5.8%, in retail sales compared to the
previous month, while Portugal registered an increase of 2.4% and Slovenia
1.7%. Retail sales decreased the most in Lithuania by 1.7%, in Latvia by 0.8%
and in Bulgaria by 0.5%. Retail trade in Estonia rose 1.1% in June 2017
compared to May 2017 and 4% compared to June 2016.
Retail sales increased most year over year in Slovenia by 10.2%, in Croatia
by 8.2% and in Slovakia by 8.1%. Luxembourg registered a 25.8% decrease year
over year in June.
The eurozone registered a monthly increase of 1% in the sales of automotive
fuel, a 0.7% increase in the sales of food, drinks and tobacco products and a
0.3% increase in the sales of non-food products.
The retail sales of automotive fuel increased 3.7% year over year in June,
while the sales of food, drinks and tobacco rose 2% and the sales of non-food
products rose 3.9%.