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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 23:15
Baltic States register increased in retail trade turnover in February
Similar to Latvia, Germany also saw a two% year-on-year increase in retail trade turnover in February.
The steepest year-on-year increases were recorded in Luxembourg – 12.8%, Bulgaria – 9.2%, Romania – 8.7%, and Hungary – 6.7%.
Year-on-year reductions were registered only in Malta – 1.4%, Slovenia and Finland – one%, as well as Spain – 0.4%.
In comparison with February 2013, retail trade turnover in the EU increased 1.5% in February 2014, the euro area saw a 0.8% increase.
Compared to January, retail trade turnover grew 0.5% in the EU and 0.4% in the euro area in February 2014.
The steepest month-on-month increases were observed in Malta – 1.9%, Denmark, Romania and Great Britain – 1.4% each, and Germany – 1.3%.
Month-on-month reductions were recorded in Estonia – 3.4%, Poland – 1.5%, as well as Slovenia and Finland – 1.4% each.
Compared to January, retail trade turnover in Latvia increased 0.1%, but Lithuania saw a 0.5% in February.