HE volume retail trade The eurozone contracted by 2.7% last December, following the 1.2% increase observed in November.It fell by 2.8% compared to the same month of 2021, according to Eurostat, which reported an average increase of 0.7% over the whole of 2022.
Among the twenty-seven, retail trade volume decreased by 2.6% in December compared to the previous monthIt increased 1.2% and fell 2.5% year-on-year. For the full year, data saw an average increase of 1.1%.
Retail trade volume in the euro area In December, food, beverage and tobacco decreased by 2.9% monthly and non-food products decreased by 2.6%automotive fuels grew by 2.3%.
across the EU, retail trade volume decreased by 2.9% in food, beverages and tobacco, and by 2.8% in non-food productsautomobile fuels grew by 2.3%.
The largest monthly decreases in total retail trade volume among the Member States for which data are available, Netherlands (-6.3%), Germany (-5.3%) and Luxembourg (-3.8%). The largest increases were observed in Slovakia (+2.3%), Austria (+1.6%) and Romania (+1.3%).
Compared to December 2021, the retail trade volume in the euro area decreased by 6.9% in food, beverages and tobacco, and by 0.6% in non-food products, while it grew by 6% in automotive fuels.
While the retail trade volume in the EU decreased by 6.6% in food, beverages and tobacco, by 0.9% in non-food products, it increased by 7.3% in automotive fuels.
Among Member States, the largest annual decreases in total retail trade volume were recorded in Belgium (-9.2%), Denmark (-8.4%) and Sweden (-7.1%), with the largest increases in Malta (7.1%). +5.7) was observed. , Romania (+5.3%) and Spain (+4.6%).