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Volume of retail trade up by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU
In January 2024, compared with December 2023, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume increased by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2023, the retail trade volume fell by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU. In January 2024 compared with January 2023, the calendar adjusted retail sales index decreased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU. In the euro area in January 2024, compared with December 2023, the volume of retail trade increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.0%, decreased for ... (full story)