Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 2.90 percent in September of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area averaged 1.09 percent from 1996 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 24.10 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.60 percent in April of 2020. source: EUROSTAT
Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area is expected to be 1.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.
In the Euro Area, retail sales show the evolution of the total amount of goods sold. Among them, food drinks and tobacco account for the highest share (39.3 percent); followed by electrical goods and furniture (12.0 percent share); computer equipment books and other (11.4 percent share); pharmaceutical and medical goods (9.9 percent share); textiles, clothing, footwear (9.2 percent share); auto fuel (9.1 percent share); other non-food products (6.0 percent share) and mail orders and internet (2.9 percent share). Among countries, Germany has the highest weight (25.9 percent), followed by France (21.7 percent), Italy (16.1 percent) and Spain (11.4 percent). Others are Netherlands (5.2 percent); Belgium (4.3 percent); Greece (3.0 percent); Austria (2.8 percent); Portugal (2.4 percent); Finland (1.8 percent); Ireland (1.7 percent); Luxembourg and Slovakia (0.8 percent each); Slovenia (0.6 percent); Lithuania (0.4 percent); Latvia and Cyprus (0.3 percent); Estonia (0.2 percent) and Malta (0.1 percent).
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
|
|
2.90 |
2.40 |
24.10 |
-19.60 |
1996 - 2024 |
percent |
Monthly |
Constant Prices, WDA
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