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Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in July

Retail sales growth in the euro zone slowed further in July, raising doubts that healthy domestic consumption could continue to offset a hit to economic growth from US tariffs, data from Eurostat showed today.

Business • 04 Sep

Euro zone retail sales dipped by 0.3% on the month, confounding expectations for a 0.1% rise

Poor retail sales data show euro zone's consumption dip

Euro zone retail sales unexpectedly dipped in January, adding to signs that a long-predicted consumption-led recovery is not yet on the horizon, fresh data from Eurostat showed today.

Business • 06 Mar

Retail sales in the euro zone rose 0.1% month-on-month in October to a level 1.2% lower than a year earlier

Euro zone retail sales inch up in October

Euro zone retail sales rose very slightly in October, broadly in line with expectations, after three consecutive months of decline, suggesting that consumer spending will provide at most a modest boost to economic growth.

Business • 06 Dec 23

Online sales in the euro zone fell by 1.9% in September compared to August

Euro zone retail sales fall in September

Euro zone retail sales fell roughly in line with expectations in September, data showed today, highlighting weak consumer demand and the prospect of recession.

Business • 08 Nov 23

Eurostat said retail sales in the the euro zone fell 1.2% month-on-month for a 2.1% year-on-year decline in August

Euro zone retail sales see bigger than expected drop

Euro zone retail sales fell much more than expected in August, data showed today, pointing to weaker consumer demand as inflation remains high.

Business • 06 Oct 23

Retail sales volumes in euro zone was at the same level as in March and was 2.6% lower on the same time last year

Euro zone retail sales flat in April

Retail sales in the euro zone were unchanged in April, Eurostat said today, as consumers spent less on food and car fuel, but increased purchases of other products, particularly online.

Business • 06 Jun 23

Retail sales volumes in the euro zone fell by 1.2% in March from the previous month

Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in March

Retail sales in the euro zone fell more than expected in March, Eurostat said today, as rapid inflation and rising interest rates ate deep into disposable incomes to limit households' purchasing power.

Business • 05 May 23

Eurostat said the volume of retail sales in the euro zone in November rose 0.8% month-on-month, rebounding from a 1.5% slump in October

Euro zone November retail sales up more than expected

Euro zone retail sales rebounded more than expected in November, data showed today, thanks to more sales of fuel at petrol stations, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said.

Business • 06 Jan 23

New figures show that retail sales in the euro zone fell by 1.8% in October on a monthly basis for a 2.7% year-on-year decline

Euro zone retail sales weaker than expected

Euro zone retail sales were slightly weaker than expected in October, data showed today, dipping more than forecast in a sign of weakening consumer demand that could herald the onset of the expected technical recession.

Business • 05 Dec 22

The latest euro zone retail sales figures underline sustained consumer demand in the third quarter

Euro zone retail sales up 0.4% on a monthly basis

Euro zone retail sales rose as expected month-on-month in September but fell less than expected year-on-year after a strong upward revision for August, data showed today.

Business • 08 Nov 22

Euro zone retail sales fell by 0.3% on a monthly basis in August to give a 2% year-on-year drop

Euro zone retail sales fall as expected in August

Euro zone retail sales fell in August, data showed today, pointing to a weakness in consumer demand and underlining expectations of an approaching recession.

Business • 06 Oct 22

Eurostat said retail sales in the euro zone increased 0.3% month-on-month in July for a 0.9% year-on-year fall

Euro zone retail sales rise, but weaker than expected

Euro zone retail sales rose in July, but by less than expected because of a continued slump in demand for non-food products, data form the EU's statistics office Eurostat showed today.

Business • 05 Sep 22

Despite the marginal overall increase in retail spending in the euro zone, sales of food, drinks and tobacco dropped by 0.3% in May

Euro zone consumers cut food spending as inflation hits

Euro zone consumers cut spending on food, drinks and tobacco for the second month in a row in May amid a spike of prices, according to estimates from the European Union statistics office Eurostat released today.

Business • 06 Jul 22

Eurostat said retail sales in the euro zone rose by 0.3% month-on-month in February for a 5% year-on-year increase

Annual euro zone retail sales jump by 5%

Euro zone retail sales jumped slightly more than expected year-on-year in February with automotive fuel and non-food products driving the growth, data showed today.

Business • 07 Apr 22

Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 1.3% monthly rise and a 9.1% annual gain

Euro zone retail sales rise weaker than expected

Euro zone retail sales grew by less than expected in January, Eurostat data showed today pulled down by weaker sales of fuel and muted spending on food and online, as inflation rose above 5% and curbed consumers' purchasing power.

Business • 04 Mar 22

Retail sales in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 1% by value in November

Euro zone retail sales growth surges past expectations

Euro zone retail sales surged past all expectations in November, driven by in-store non-food purchases, data from Eurostat showed today.

Business • 07 Jan 22

Euro zone food, drinks and tobacco sales fell 1.7% month-on-month and by 1.9% year-on-year, Eurostat figures show

Euro zone retail trade weaker than expected in August

Euro zone retail sales were weaker than expected in August, data showed today, as consumers reined in spending on food, drinks and tobacco.

Business • 06 Oct 21

Retail sales in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell 2.3% in July compared to June, new figures show today

Euro zone retail sales weaker than expected in July

Euro zone retail sales, a proxy for consumer demand, were much weaker than expected in July, pulled down mainly by a sharp fall in the number of goods bought online.

Business • 03 Sep 21

Eurostat said retail sales in the euro zone increased 4.6% month-on-month in May and were 9% higher than a year ago

May euro zone retail sales rebound more than expected

Euro zone monthly retail sales rose more than expected in May after a drop in April, driven mostly by purchases of non-food products and car fuel, data released today shows.

Business • 06 Jul 21

Online purchases surged 37.2% in March, new Eurostat figures show today

Euro zone retail sales rise beats expectations in March

Euro zone retail sales rose by more than expected in March, data showed today, pointing to pent-up consumer demand as pandemic lockdowns ease.

Business • 06 May 21

Euro zone retail sales down by 5.9% in January on a monthly basis

Euro zone retail sales fall on depressed winter sales

Euro zone retail sales fell far sharper than expected in January as closed stores due to coronavirus restrictions and muted winter sales suppressed consumer spending except for food and online.

Business • 04 Mar 21

Retail sales in the euro zone fell by 2% month-on-month in September (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Euro zone retail sales down more than expected

Euro zone retail sales declined by more than expected in September as purchases of all categories fell following a sharp surge in online and clothing sales in August, data showed today.

Business • 05 Nov 20

Retail sales in the euro zone fell 1.3% month-on-month in July for a 0.4% year-on-year rise

Euro zone July retail sales much worse than expected

Euro zone retail sales defied expectations of a rise in July and fell against June despite the lifting of Covid-19-related restrictions on economies, with clothes and shoes leading the decline with double digit falls.

Business • 03 Sep 20

Euro zone retail sales rose by 17.8% in May from April, the steepest increase since records began in 1999

Euro zone retail sales in record rebound in May

Consumers in the euro zone returned en masse to shops in May as lockdowns were eased, estimates from the EU statistics agency showed today, signalling a sharp recovery of sales after record drops in March and April.

Business • 06 Jul 20

Euro zone food, drink and tobacco sales jumped by 2.4% in February as people started to stockpile

Euro zone retail sales jump on food stock piling

Euro zone retail sales jumped by more than expected in February, the month before coronavirus measures spread across the continent, as shoppers stocked up on food and drink and sharply increased their online spending.

Business • 03 Apr 20