Retail sales in August 2024 in the EU and the euro area
October 7, 2024
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, estimates that seasonally adjusted retail trade rose by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU in August 2024, compared with July 2024. Over the same period, in July 2024, retail trade remained unchanged in the euro area and grew by 0.1% in the EU. Compared with August 2023, annual growth in August 2024 was 0.8% in the euro area and 1.0% in the EU for the calendar-adjusted retail sales index.