Retail sales decreased in April in the euro area and the EU

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, estimates for April 2024 the volume of seasonally adjusted retail trade decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU, compared with March, according to its first estimate. In March, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU. On an annual comparison, compared with April 2023, the index for calendar-adjusted retail trade remained unchanged in the euro area and fell by 0.1% in the EU.