Volume of retail trade down by 0.8% in euro area Down by 0.6% in EU27

In December 2012 compared with November 2012, the volume of retail trade  fell by 0.8% in the  euro area
(EA17) and by 0.6% in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European

Union. In November retail trade decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU27. In December 2012, compared with December 2011, the retail sales index dropped by 3.4% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU27. The average volume of retail trade index for 2012, compared with 2011, fell by 1.7% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27.