EU's retail trade down 1.3% month-on-month in April

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - The EU's retail trade diminished 1.3% month-on-month in April, according to the bloc’s statistical office on Friday.

"The volume of retail trade decreased by 2.3% for food, drinks and tobacco and by 0.9% for non-food products, while it increased by 1.4% for automotive fuels," Eurostat said.

The largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were seen in Slovenia (7.7%), Germany (5.4%) and Latvia (3.9%), while highest increases were seen in Spain (5.3%), Luxembourg (3.7%) and Ireland (1.9%).

Meanwhile, on annual basis, the calendar-adjusted retail sales index increased by 5%.