Eurozone retail sales rose 2.0% mom in December, above expectation of 1.3% mom. The volume of retail trade increased by 5.1% mom for automotive fuels, by 1.9% mom for food, drinks and tobacco and by 1.5% mom for non-food products (within this category textile, clothing and footwear increased by 12.4% mom).
EU retail sales rose 1.4% mom. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total retail trade volume were observed in France (22.3% mom), Belgium (15.9% mom) and Ireland (11.4% mom). The largest decreases were registered in the Netherlands (-10.9% mom), Germany (-9.6% mom) and Denmark (-8.0% mom).
