Eurozone retail sales rose 0.1% mom in September, matched expectations. Volume of retail trade increased by 0.4% for automotive fuels and by 0.1% for non-food products while food, drinks and tobacco fell by 0.4%.
EU28 retail sales rose 0.2% mom. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Croatia (2.6%), Ireland (2.4%) and Romania (0.7%). The largest decreases were observed in Portugal (-2.4%), Latvia (-1.0%) and Slovenia (-0.7%).