Monthly changes
In September 2008, compared with August 2008, "food, drinks and tobacco" remained unchanged in both zones. The non food sector decreased by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade rose in nine, fell in nine and remained unchanged in Denmark. The highest increases were observed in Luxembourg (+2.6%), Belgium (+1.4%) and France (+0.9%), and the largest decreases in Latvia (-4.1%), Estonia (-2.6%) and Germany (-2.3%).
Annual changes
In September 2008, compared with September 2007, retail trade of “food, drinks and tobacco” fell by 2.0% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU27. The non food sector declined by 1.1% in the euro area, but rose by 0.4% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade rose in nine and fell in ten. The highest increases were observed in Romania (+15.0%), Poland (+7.1%) and Slovakia (+4.5%), and the largest decreases in Latvia (-13.4%), Estonia (-9.9%) and Spain (-7.1%).
