Monthly changes
In June 2010, compared with May 2010, “Food, drinks and tobacco” fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27. The non food sector rose by 0.3% and 0.5% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade increased in eleven, remained stable in two and declined in six. The highest increases were observed in Romania (+3.1%), Slovakia (+2.6%), Belgium and Poland (both +1.6%), and the largest decreases in Malta (-1.6%), France (-1.3%) and Portugal (-1.1%).
Annual changes
In June 2010, compared with June 2009, “Food, drinks and tobacco” rose by 0.1% in the euro area, but fell by 0.2% in the EU27. The non food sector gained 1.4% and 2.1% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade increased in twelve and declined in seven. The highest increases were observed in Romania (+4.3%), Belgium (+4.1%) and Finland (+3.0%).The largest decreases were observed in Lithuania (-8.7%), Bulgaria (-6.8%) and Estonia (-4.1%).
These first estimates come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
