Eurozone retail sales in November 2009 fell by 1.2% in theEurozone 2 (EA16) and by 0.8% in the EU27 2 . In October 3 retail trade rose by 0.2% and 0.5% respectively. In the 12 months to November 2009, the retail sales index decreased by 4.0% in the Eurozone and by 2.1% in the EU27, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office.
Monthly changes
In the month of November 2009, “Food, drinks and tobacco” declined by 0.4% in both zones. The non food sector fell by 1.6% in the Eurozone and by 1.0% in the EU27 .
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade fell in fifteen and rose only inPoland (+1.0%) and the United Kingdom (+0.2%). The largest decreases were observed in Lithuania (-4.8%), Estonia (‑3.1%) and Latvia (-2.3%).
No data was available for Ireland. Irish retail sales had dipped by 2.2% in October.
Annual changes
In the 12 months to November 2009, “Food, drinks and tobacco” fell by 2.9% in theEurozone and by 1.6% in the EU27 . The non food sector dropped by 4.2% and by 1.7% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total retail trade fell in twelve, rose in four and remained stable inFinland . The largest decreases were observed in Latvia (-30.2%), Lithuania (-27.8%) and Estonia (‑21.2%), and the highest increases in Poland (+4.6%) and Belgium (+3.7%).
Irish sales were down 6.5% in October.
The Eurozone (EA16) includes Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
| |
Jun-09 |
Jul-09 |
Aug-09 |
Sep-09 |
Oct-09 |
Nov-09 |
|
EA16 |
-2.1 |
-1.5 |
-2.1 |
-2.8 |
-1.3 |
-4.0 |
|
EU27 |
-1.5 |
-1.0 |
-1.6 |
-2.2 |
-0.5 |
-2.1 |
|
Belgium |
-3.6 |
5.4 |
-1.8 |
-5.8 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
|
Bulgaria |
-10.5 |
-9.2 |
-9.7 |
-8.3 |
-8.8 |
-10.1 |
|
Czech Republic |
-3.0 |
0.9 |
-0.7 |
-2.5 |
-1.6 |
c |
|
Denmark |
-4.0 |
-3.2 |
-2.0 |
-5.5 |
-1.6 |
-3.6 |
|
Germany |
-1.6 |
0.2 |
-2.6 |
-2.6 |
-1.6 |
-2.8 |
|
Estonia |
-14.3 |
-20.4 |
-20.5 |
-21.3 |
-18.6 |
-21.2 |
|
Ireland |
-4.6 |
-5.0 |
-3.8 |
-5.3 |
-6.5 |
c |
|
Greece |
-14.2 |
-10.2 |
-4.5 |
-8.9 |
-15.3 |
c |
|
Spain |
-3.9 |
-4.6 |
-4.1 |
-3.4 |
-2.8 |
-5.5 |
|
France |
1.0 |
-1.3 |
0.5 |
-1.7 |
0.8 |
-4.4 |
|
Italy |
-1.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-1.6 |
0.2 |
: |
|
Cyprus |
-3.3 |
-2.2 |
-3.1 |
-5.8 |
-2.5 |
c |
|
Latvia |
-28.5 |
-28.9 |
-29.2 |
-30.5 |
-28.5 |
-30.2 |
|
Lithuania |
-19.9 |
-19.0 |
-19.9 |
-25.6 |
-24.5 |
-27.8 |
|
Luxembourg |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
|
Hungary |
-2.3 |
-6.6 |
c |
-7.4 |
-7.6 |
c |
|
Malta |
-20.1 |
-10.8 |
-16.9 |
-19.6 |
: |
: |
|
Netherlands |
-5.6 |
-3.4 |
-5.1 |
-5.3 |
-5.2 |
c |
|
Austria |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
: |
|
Poland |
2.8 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
|
Portugal |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
-1.8 |
-1.3 |
-1.2 |
-2.6 |
|
Romania |
-17.9 |
-12.8 |
-11.4 |
-12.8 |
-9.5 |
-9.2 |
|
Slovenia |
-10.2 |
-12.1 |
-13.6 |
-17.2 |
-13.4 |
-13.9 |
|
Slovakia |
-11.0 |
-10.6 |
-9.7 |
-9.2 |
-10.3 |
-9.8 |
|
Finland |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
-3.5 |
-1.8 |
-1.8 |
0.0 |
|
Sweden |
1.2 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
|
United Kingdom |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
* Working day adjusted
: Data not available
