In September 2024, compared with August 2024, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2024, the volume of retail trade grew by 1.1% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in September 2024 compared with August 2024, the volume of retail trade in September 2024 decreased by 0.4% for food, beverages and tobacco.
- decreased by 0.4% for food, beverages and tobacco,
- increased for non-food products (except motor fuel) by 1.1%,
- The price of motor fuel in specialised outlets increased by 0.2%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade decreased by 0.1% for the EU as a whole.
- decreased by 0.1% for food, beverages and tobacco,
- increased for non-food products (except motor fuel) by 0.9%,
- The price of motor fuel in specialised outlets increased by 0.4 per cent.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly increases in total retail trade volume were recorded in Belgium, Denmark and Croatia (all +2.1%), Germany (+1.2%), Austria and Slovakia (both +1.1%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovenia (-2.6 %), Poland (-2.0 %) and Finland (-1.6 %).
Year-on-year comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in September 2024, compared with September 2023, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.2% for food, beverages and tobacco.
- increased by 0.2% for food, beverages and tobacco,
- increased for non-food products (except motor fuel) by 5.3%,
- The price of motor fuel in specialised outlets increased by 2.2%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.4% for food, beverages and tobacco.
- increased by 0.4% for food, beverages and tobacco,
- increased for non-food products (except motor fuel) by 5.0%,
- The price of motor fuel in specialised outlets increased by 1.6 %.
Among the Member States for which data are available, the largest annual increases in total retail trade volume were recorded in Luxembourg (+13.1%), Romania (+10.3%) and Croatia (+7.1%). The largest decreases were observed in Estonia (-4.4%), Poland and Slovenia (both -3.0%) and Finland (-2.1%).
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