The retail trade in Europe continues to rise | Key4Communications | News

According to information of Eurostat (European Communities Statistics Office), in the European Union, the retail trade has increased 2,7 % in July, in comparison with the previous year, and grows 3,3 year-on-year %. The most out-standing increases have taken place in Romania (+9,6 %), Estonia (+7,8 %), Hungary (+7 %) and Ireland (+6,4 %), whereas the major falls been produced in Luxembourg (-10,5 %) and Finland (-0,3 %).

With regard to the previous month, there has been obvious an increase sales of 0,4 % in the euro-zone and of 0,3 % in the whole EU. The major increases correspondto Estonia (+2,5 %) and Germany (+1,4 %), whereas the principal decreases are in Luxembourg (-1,2 %) and Poland (-1,1 %).