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April 2014 compared with March 2014 Volume of retail trade up by 0.4% in euro area Up by 0.6% in EU28




In April 2014 compared with March 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade1 rose by 0.4% in the euro area2 (EA18) and by 0.6% in the EU282, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March3 retail trade increased by 0.1% in both zones.
In April 2014 compared with April 20134 the retail sales index increased by 2.4% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU28.



Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
The 0.4% increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in April 2014, compared with March 2014, is due to a rise of 0.4% for both “Food, drinks and tobacco” and automotive fuel, while the non-food sector fell by 0.1%. In the EU28, the 0.6% increase in retail trade is due to a rise of 1.2% for “Food, drinks and tobacco”, while the non-food sector remained unchanged and automotive fuel fell by 1.0%.
The highest increases in total retail trade were registered in Latvia (+2.5%), the United Kingdom (+2.1%), Estonia, France and Slovenia (all +1.4%). The highest decreases were observed in Romania (-3.2%), Malta (-2.6%), Germany and Portugal (both -0.9%).


Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
The 2.4% increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in April 2014, compared with April 2013, is due to rises of 2.6% for the non-food sector, of 2.1% for “Food, drinks and tobacco” and of 1.4% for automotive fuel. In the EU28, the 3.4% increase in retail trade is due to rises of 4.0% for the non-food sector, of 3.2% for “Food, drinks and tobacco” and of 0.6% for automotive fuel.
The highest increases in total retail trade were observed in Latvia (+10.5%), Estonia (+9.3%), the United Kingdom (+8.4%) and Lithuania (+8.0%). The only decrease was registered in Portugal (-0.4%).



  1. The index of the volume of retail trade measures the evolution of the turnover in retail trade, adjusted for price changes (deflated), i.e. the evolution of the total amount of goods sold, based on data adjusted for working day and seasonal effects. Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data. Eurostat carries out the seasonal adjustment of the data for those countries that do not adjust their data for seasonal effects. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU.
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates can be found at:
See file: EU-28_EA-18 _NEWS_RELEASE_WEIGHTINGS_2010
More detailed data can be found in the short-term statistics database on the Eurostat website:
  1. The euro area (EA18) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The tables also include Norway and Switzerland.
  1. Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release 72/2014 of 6 May 2014. The monthly growth rates for March 2014 have been revised from +0.3% to +0.1% in both the euro area and the EU28. The annual growth rates have been revised from +0.9% to +1.0% in the euro area and from +1.6% to +1.5% in the EU28.
  2. Based on data adjusted for working days.







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Volume of retail trade
% change compared with the previous month*
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
EA18






Total retail trade
1.1
-1.2
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
Food, drinks, tobacco
0.7
-1.5
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.4
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which:
1.3
-0.9
0.9
0.7
0.0
-0.1
Textiles, clothing, footwear
3.6
-2.7
1.4
0.8
-0.5
:
Electrical goods and furniture
0.7
-1.3
1.7
0.1
-0.7
:
Computer equipment, books and other
1.5
-1.9
1.5
0.8
-0.3
:
Pharmaceutical and medical goods
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.6
-0.9
:
Mail orders and internet
1.5
-0.4
0.5
-1.5
2.4
:
Automotive fuel in specialised stores
0.8
-0.1
0.3
-1.4
0.7
0.4
EU28






Total retail trade
1.0
-0.6
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.6
Food, drinks, tobacco
0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.6
-0.2
1.2
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which:
1.3
-0.3
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
Textiles, clothing, footwear
3.7
-1.8
0.1
0.9
0.3
:
Electrical goods and furniture
0.9
-1.1
2.2
0.1
-0.4
:
Computer equipment, books and other
1.2
-1.3
1.4
1.1
0.0
:
Pharmaceutical and medical goods
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.5
-0.9
:
Mail orders and internet
1.4
1.9
-1.1
0.5
2.0
:
Automotive fuel in specialised stores
0.6
-0.1
0.4
-1.2
1.6
-1.0

Total retail trade
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
EA18
1.1
-1.2
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
EU28
1.0
-0.6
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.6
Belgium
1.5
-0.8
1.8
-0.6
0.9
0.3
Bulgaria
0.4
0.3
2.1
-0.4
-1.3
-0.2
Czech Republic
3.2
-1.1
0.9
0.2
-0.1
c
Denmark
1.8
-0.5
-0.8
1.6
-0.4
0.2
Germany
1.0
-1.7
1.9
0.7
0.1
-0.9
Estonia
0.6
-0.8
5.2
-3.2
2.7
1.4
Ireland
1.3
1.4
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
1.1
Greece
2.1
-3.0
1.0
0.8
1.0
c
Spain
2.0
-3.5
2.2
0.0
-0.6
1.1
France
1.2
-0.7
-0.4
-0.1
0.6
1.4
Croatia
0.8
-0.8
-0.3
0.1
1.3
c
Italy
0.2
-0.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
c
Cyprus
-0.7
0.7
-1.2
0.2
1.4
c
Latvia
1.6
-0.2
-1.4
-0.3
2.9
2.5
Lithuania
0.9
0.1
0.9
-0.2
1.5
0.6
Luxembourg
1.7
0.8
1.4
1.3
0.4
:
Hungary
0.9
-0.1
1.0
0.7
1.0
0.2
Malta
-7.5
4.9
-0.1
-0.4
-0.5
-2.6
Netherlands
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
-0.2
c
Austria
2.1
-1.7
0.3
1.3
-1.0
0.5
Poland
1.4
-0.8
-0.8
-0.8
1.2
-0.6
Portugal
4.0
-5.7
6.0
-1.1
-2.4
-0.9
Romania
0.9
0.8
2.3
1.8
1.3
-3.2
Slovenia
0.3
0.2
0.6
-1.7
0.1
1.4
Slovakia
0.9
-0.2
1.3
0.4
0.9
0.4
Finland
-0.6
-0.2
0.6
-0.7
1.2
0.9
Sweden
1.4
-0.9
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.1
United Kingdom
0.2
2.6
-1.4
1.4
-0.6
2.1
Norway
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.6
1.1
0.5
Switzerland
2.2
-0.9
-2.0
1.2
1.0
:
* Working day and seasonally adjusted : Data not available c Confidential
Volume of retail trade
% change compared with the same month of the previous year*
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
EA18






Total retail trade
1.3
-0.4
0.7
1.0
1.0
2.4
Food, drinks, tobacco
1.1
-1.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
2.1
Non food products (except automotive fuel), of which:
2.2
0.3
1.3
1.8
2.7
2.6
Textiles, clothing, footwear
4.6
-0.8
2.4
2.5
6.5
:
Electrical goods and furniture
0.0
-1.5
0.1
1.1
0.3
:
Computer equipment, books and other
2.1
0.6
0.4
3.1
2.8
:
Pharmaceutical and medical goods
1.8
2.1
1.5
1.9
1.3
:
Mail orders and internet
4.3
1.3
3.1
0.8
4.7
:
Automotive fuel in specialised stores
0.2
0.0
1.3
0.2
0.9
1.4
EU28






Total retail trade
1.9
0.5
1.4
1.6
1.5
3.4
Food, drinks, tobacco
1.0
-1.0
0.1
0.5
-1.0
3.2
Non food products (except automotive fuel), of which:
3.3
1.8
2.5
2.9
3.8
4.0
Textiles, clothing, footwear
5.4
0.4
1.9
1.9
6.6
:
Electrical goods and furniture
0.5
-0.3
1.8
2.2
2.4
:
Computer equipment, books and other
2.9
1.8
2.1
4.0
4.0
:
Pharmaceutical and medical goods
3.2
2.8
2.1
2.5
1.6
:
Mail orders and internet
8.9
7.2
6.7
7.2
9.1
:
Automotive fuel in specialised stores
0.2
-0.3
1.0
-0.1
1.7
0.6

Total retail trade
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
EA18
1.3
-0.4
0.7
1.0
1.0
2.4
EU28
1.9
0.5
1.4
1.6
1.5
3.4
Belgium
-0.9
-2.9
0.0
0.3
-0.1
3.7
Bulgaria
6.9
5.5
7.3
9.3
5.6
2.4
Czech Republic
4.4
0.7
1.7
3.2
1.3
c
Denmark
0.8
-0.5
-0.8
1.0
1.0
2.0
Germany
1.0
-1.1
0.6
1.8
1.6
0.6
Estonia
5.7
1.6
9.0
5.3
6.4
9.3
Ireland
2.1
3.7
3.4
2.8
1.2
6.7
Greece
2.8
-6.1
-0.3
0.9
-0.8
c
Spain
2.1
-1.1
0.5
-0.3
-0.5
0.8
France
2.8
1.9
1.0
0.6
1.5
2.3
Croatia
-0.2
-1.9
-2.9
-2.3
-0.1
c
Italy
-0.5
-2.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
c
Cyprus
-3.4
0.1
-2.7
-2.1
2.1
c
Latvia
5.1
4.7
1.6
1.2
4.0
10.5
Lithuania
4.2
3.9
5.6
5.0
5.7
8.0
Luxembourg
10.8
9.9
12.6
13.8
12.1
:
Hungary
6.5
3.5
6.2
6.7
8.5
6.6
Malta
-3.7
6.6
5.9
1.0
0.3
0.5
Netherlands
-1.4
-1.6
-0.4
0.6
0.6
c
Austria
1.9
-0.2
0.3
1.6
1.1
0.9
Poland
6.8
5.4
0.2
1.1
1.9
0.6
Portugal
4.5
-0.6
2.2
1.8
0.6
-0.4
Romania
2.0
5.5
5.2
8.5
13.4
4.6
Slovenia
-0.6
-0.5
-0.9
-1.7
-0.4
1.5
Slovakia
1.3
0.7
3.1
4.0
5.7
5.8
Finland
-1.7
-2.0
-1.9
-1.4
-1.3
2.6
Sweden
3.9
1.5
2.0
1.9
3.6
5.3
United Kingdom
2.5
3.0
4.8
3.7
2.3
8.4
Norway
1.1
0.7
0.2
0.4
1.8
3.4
Switzerland
4.2
2.5
-0.1
1.2
3.0
:
* Working day adjusted : Data not available c Confidential
Deflated turnover indices for total retail trade, working day and seasonally adjusted
(base year 2010)
04/13
05/13
06/13
07/13
08/13
09/13
10/13
11/13
12/13
01/14
02/14
03/14
04/14
EA18
96.1
97.3
96.5
97.1
97.6
96.8
96.4
97.5
96.3
97.2
97.4
97.5
97.9
EU28
97.0
98.4
97.8
98.4
98.7
98.2
97.8
98.8
98.2
98.7
99.1
99.2
99.8
Belgium
100.5
102.6
102.9
104.0
102.0
100.7
99.7
101.2
100.4
102.2
101.6
102.5
102.9
Bulgaria
107.3
107.3
108.0
109.1
109.4
110.1
110.7
111.1
111.4
113.8
113.3
111.8
111.6
Czech Republic
97.9
100.1
97.9
98.6
99.6
99.7
98.7
101.8
100.7
101.5
101.8
101.7
c
Denmark
93.1
94.0
95.1
94.0
94.1
94.3
93.3
95.0
94.5
93.7
95.2
94.8
95.0
Germany
101.3
102.0
101.1
101.2
101.3
101.3
100.8
101.8
100.1
102.0
102.7
102.8
101.9
Estonia
111.2
114.0
110.5
111.2
112.6
111.8
114.6
115.2
114.3
120.2
116.4
119.6
121.3
Ireland
96.7
98.2
98.1
99.2
99.0
98.6
98.8
100.1
101.5
101.0
100.8
100.4
101.5
Greece
70.5
75.4
72.8
70.8
73.1
73.0
73.0
74.5
72.2
73.0
73.6
74.4
c
Spain
81.1
82.5
81.9
82.4
86.2
81.9
80.8
82.4
79.6
81.3
81.3
80.8
81.7
France
102.5
104.1
102.5
104.6
104.6
103.8
103.6
104.8
104.1
103.7
103.6
104.2
105.7
Croatia
96.5
97.8
98.3
96.4
97.7
96.0
94.4
95.2
94.4
94.1
94.2
95.4
c
Italy
92.4
92.8
92.7
92.5
92.7
92.6
92.6
92.8
92.6
92.8
92.9
92.8
c
Cyprus
84.3
87.5
85.2
85.5
86.6
85.9
86.7
86.1
86.8
85.7
85.9
87.1
c
Latvia
109.5
113.9
112.7
114.8
114.5
114.7
114.8
116.7
116.4
114.8
114.5
117.8
120.8
Lithuania
113.2
115.7
116.0
115.9
116.4
115.8
116.0
117.1
117.2
118.3
118.1
119.9
120.6
Luxembourg
154.6
154.7
157.0
156.7
159.5
160.3
161.0
163.7
165.1
167.5
169.7
170.4
:
Hungary
99.1
99.5
99.2
100.0
100.7
100.9
101.7
102.6
102.5
103.5
104.2
105.2
105.4
Malta
95.8
98.0
97.6
100.9
99.1
96.9
103.4
95.7
100.4
100.3
99.9
99.4
96.9
Netherlands
91.2
91.5
91.9
92.0
91.8
91.8
91.6
91.8
92.1
92.5
92.9
92.7
c
Austria
98.1
99.6
97.3
98.7
98.9
98.2
97.5
99.5
97.8
98.1
99.4
98.4
98.9
Poland
101.9
103.2
103.1
103.9
103.9
104.2
103.0
104.4
103.6
102.8
102.0
103.2
102.6
Portugal
84.2
84.7
85.0
85.9
87.6
85.1
84.5
87.9
82.9
87.9
86.9
84.8
84.0
Romania
104.2
101.5
101.8
104.5
104.7
104.7
105.3
106.3
107.1
109.6
111.6
113.1
109.5
Slovenia
95.0
96.2
96.7
94.1
96.7
93.9
95.4
95.7
95.9
96.5
94.9
95.0
96.3
Slovakia
96.6
97.2
96.9
97.3
97.0
96.9
97.2
98.2
98.0
99.2
99.7
100.6
101.0
Finland
101.4
104.0
102.4
102.5
102.4
103.2
102.8
102.2
102.0
102.6
101.9
103.1
104.0
Sweden
102.7
105.0
106.2
104.5
105.2
105.6
105.4
106.9
105.9
106.5
107.0
108.1
108.2
United Kingdom
98.8
101.0
101.1
102.3
101.3
102.0
101.3
101.5
104.1
102.6
104.0
103.4
105.5
Norway
106.5
108.9
108.4
106.9
107.1
108.0
106.9
107.4
107.5
107.6
108.2
109.4
109.9
Switzerland
106.6
106.4
106.9
105.7
107.3
106.7
106.8
109.1
108.1
105.9
107.1
108.2
:
: Data not available
c Confidential
Deflated turnover indices for total retail trade working days adjusted
(base year 2010)
04/11
04/12
04/13
05/13
06/13
07/13
08/13
09/13
10/13
11/13
12/13
01/14
02/14
03/14
04/14
EA18
98.3
94.9
93.6
95.9
94.8
100.4
95.6
95.1
98.7
97.6
117.0
93.6
85.5
95.4
95.9
EU28
98.3
95.3
94.4
97.2
96.6
101.4
97.4
96.7
99.8
100.1
119.6
93.4
87.2
96.6
97.6
Belgium
102.9
100.0
99.0
102.5
103.1
106.9
95.9
99.4
101.8
98.9
119.0
103.2
89.2
103.3
102.7
Bulgaria
96.5
103.5
106.7
107.9
110.5
120.4
120.7
116.9
117.2
111.2
122.3
95.7
94.1
105.1
109.2
Czech Republic
100.4
96.4
95.5
102.4
97.3
97.9
99.1
99.3
101.0
107.1
125.7
88.5
86.4
100.1
c
Denmark
99.1
95.5
92.9
97.3
96.3
93.4
94.4
90.1
91.7
95.4
118.8
86.4
81.8
92.9
94.8
Germany
101.0
101.4
101.5
102.0
99.1
101.4
98.7
99.7
103.9
105.9
115.5
94.8
91.1
104.3
102.1
Estonia
99.7
104.9
108.0
119.0
116.0
119.0
119.0
110.0
116.0
111.0
128.0
109.0
99.0
116.0
118.0
Ireland
94.5
92.9
90.9
94.6
93.9
101.1
96.6
93.4
96.3
104.2
141.5
94.8
94.3
91.6
97.0
Greece
93.2
80.9
69.1
73.1
71.1
72.5
75.3
71.9
69.8
71.3
83.2
70.2
73.2
69.3
c
Spain
92.7
83.3
77.8
80.7
82.0
89.8
81.8
79.9
81.2
79.1
94.1
84.2
72.7
78.6
78.5
France
100.5
97.7
99.0
99.7
100.6
109.5
104.5
102.0
106.5
103.2
129.9
101.4
89.9
99.8
101.3
Croatia
96.0
91.7
92.7
99.2
104.9
117.7
118.9
101.2
95.5
86.3
100.5
76.4
75.3
90.2
c
Italy
96.4
91.2
88.5
92.7
88.9
97.2
88.9
92.0
96.7
91.2
116.2
90.2
79.3
89.8
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Cyprus
93.0
88.3
77.9
86.5
87.0
94.3
91.9
88.5
87.9
83.3
109.2
77.9
72.1
77.1
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Latvia
95.1
100.5
103.7
113.6
115.0
122.5
124.8
118.0
118.2
112.3
134.5
103.7
97.6
111.2
114.6
Lithuania
101.1
102.7
107.1
118.3
117.9
123.3
125.9
115.9
119.0
114.4
134.5
107.1
99.4
114.7
115.6
Luxembourg
99.5
116.8
136.0
137.3
136.5
144.2
143.0
146.9
158.9
203.5
283.6
168.5
144.2
162.6
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Hungary
97.3
94.4
96.8
97.9
98.7
107.0
108.5
104.0
107.7
104.9
127.1
84.1
82.7
99.5
103.2
Malta
96.5
101.9
93.1
98.6
98.2
106.1
102.2
96.7
110.0
92.6
110.6
92.6
90.3
97.0
93.5
Netherlands
99.3
93.3
89.3
93.9
94.1
94.3
90.6
91.0
92.8
91.6
107.6
87.3
80.6
90.4
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Austria
99.2
97.5
98.0
98.2
93.9
100.1
96.2
95.3
100.8
100.5
118.6
92.2
88.1
99.0
98.9
Poland
98.1
98.0
101.0
103.4
103.1
106.6
108.0
107.0
107.7
100.6
122.0
92.2
88.2
104.1
101.6
Portugal
88.5
80.2
79.4
82.6
82.7
91.6
94.3
84.1
84.2
85.9
107.8
79.9
73.9
80.2
79.1
Romania
96.4
101.0
102.6
100.8
101.8
109.3
114.9
110.6
111.2
110.5
120.9
90.5
91.1
109.9
107.3
Slovenia
101.1
98.2
94.6
94.7
98.7
96.6
98.5
95.8
100.9
93.0
107.3
89.0
82.0
94.5
96.0
Slovakia
93.6
91.9
92.9
97.2
98.2
98.7
98.9
97.3
98.1
99.3
111.8
91.0
91.4
98.6
98.2
Finland
100.5
100.0
98.4
108.6
109.8
109.2
105.7
100.5
102.1
100.2
127.2
93.7
85.2
97.3
101.0
Sweden
99.1
98.7
99.9
108.3
112.3
110.1
108.3
102.7
105.6
104.8
127.7
95.1
89.9
104.1
105.2
United Kingdom
97.8
95.1
94.4
98.3
99.8
102.3
98.0
98.4
101.1
110.2
129.3
94.3
95.8
97.6
102.4
Norway
92.4
95.6
96.9
113.0
114.3
108.7
110.4
104.8
105.8
108.6
135.7
100.2
91.1
101.5
100.2
Switzerland
99.7
99.9
102.9
105.0
107.1
107.9
102.1
100.5
107.6
109.2
138.5
102.0
91.3
110.4
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