Large decrease in the euro zone’s retail sales

The largest decrease of the past six months occurred in the retail sales of the euro zone in  October.

The volume declined by an average 1.2 percent compared to September – Eurostat announced on Wednesday.

Retail sales fell by 3.6 percent compared to the previous year. In the EU 27 retail sales fell by 1.1 percent on a monthly basis and by 2.4 percent in the twelve month comparison. (tozsdeforum.hu)