Euroområdet - Detaljhandelsförsäljning (Månadsvis)

Eurozone’s retail sales decreased 0.6 percent from a month earlier in October 2019, following a revised 0.2 percent decline in September and compared with market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall. It was the sharpest fall in retail sales since December 2018, as sales dropped for non-food products (-1.1 percent vs 0.1 percent in September), particularly textiles, clothing, footwear (-0.8 percent vs -0.3 percent); electrical goods and furniture (-0.5 percent vs -0.4 percent); computer equipment, books and other (-0.2 percent vs -0.6 percent); pharmaceutical and medical goods (-0.9 percent vs 0.4 percent) and mail orders and internet (-2.5 percent vs -0.2 percent). On the other hand, sales rebounded for both food, drinks, tobacco (0.3 percent vs -0.8 percent) and automotive fuel (0.6 percent vs -0.3 percent). Year-on-year, retail trade growth slowed to a five-month low of 1.4 percent from 2.7 percent in September and well below market consensus of 2.2 percent.

Eurozone's retail sales edged up 0.1 percent from a month earlier in September 2019, easing from a 0.6 percent growth in August and matching market expectations. Non-food trade growth slowed to 0.1 percent from 0.7 percent, as sales rose at softer pace for pharmaceutical and medical goods (0.6 percent vs 1.4 percent) and mail orders and internet (0.2 percent vs 0.9 percent). In addition, there were declines in sales of computer equipment, books and other (-1 percent vs 1 percent), textiles, clothing, footwear (-0.6 percent vs 1.3 percent) and electrical goods and furniture (-0.2 percent vs 0.9 percent). Meanwhile, food, drinks, tobacco trade were down 0.4 percent (vs 0.5 percent in August) while fuel sales advanced 0.4 percent (vs flat reading in August).

Eurozone's retail sales rose 0.3 percent from a month earlier in August 2019, following a revised 0.5 percent drop in July and matching market expectations. Non-food trade rebounded 0.4 percent (vs -0.7 percent in July), boosted by sales of pharmaceutical and medical goods (1.6 percent vs -0.9 percent); computer equipment, books and other (0.8 percent vs -0.1 percent); textiles, clothing, footwear (0.7 percent vs -3.5 percent); electrical goods and furniture (0.7 percent vs -0.6 percent); and mail orders and internet (0.3 percent vs 0.5 percent). Meanwhile, fuel sales rose just 0.1 (vs -0.1 percent in July), while food, drinks, tobacco trade was unchanged (vs -0.7 percent in July).

Eurozone's retail sales dropped 0.6 percent from a month earlier in July 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.2 percent growth in June and matching market expectations. That was the largest monthly fall in retail trade since December, led by a sharp decline in non-food sales (-1 percent vs 1.1 percent). Within non-food, sales were down for: textiles, clothing, footwear (-3.2 percent vs 4.5 percent); mail orders and internet (-1.5 percent vs 1.3 percent); electrical goods and furniture (-1 percent vs 0.7 percent); and pharmaceutical and medical goods (-1 percent vs -0.3 percent). In addition, food, drinks, tobacco trade dropped 0.3 percent (vs 1.3 percent in June) while fuel sales were flat (vs 1.8 percent in June). Year-on-year, retail trade growth eased to 2.2 percent from 2.8 percent in June, still beating market consensus of 2 percent.

Eurozone's retail trade jumped 1.1 percent from a month earlier in June 2019, reversing a revised 0.6 percent drop in May and easily beating market expectations of 0.4 percent growth. That was the steepest increase in trade since a 2 percent climb in November 2017 as sales rose for all categories: food, drinks, tobacco (1.2 percent vs -0.8 percent); automotive fuel (1.6 percent vs -1.5 percent); and non-food trade (1.1 percent vs -0.3 percent). Within non-food, textiles, clothing, footwear rose the most (3.5 percent vs -1.1 percent), followed by mail orders and internet (1 percent vs 0.7 percent), pharmaceutical and medical goods (0.8 percent vs 0.1 percent), electrical goods and furniture (0.7 percent vs 0.1 percent), and computer equipment, books and other (0.5 percent vs -0.1 percent). Year-on-year, retail trade growth accelerated to 2.6 percent from 1 percent and comfortably above forecasts of 1.3 percent.

Retail trade in the Euro Area fell 0.3 percent from a month earlier in May 2019, following a revised 0.1 percent drop in April and missing market expectations of a 0.3 percent growth. Food, drinks, tobacco sales declined 0.5 percent (vs -0.2 percent in April) and automotive trade slumped 1.3 percent (vs -0.2 percent in April). In addition, non-food sales edged 0.1 percent lower, after being unchanged in April, due to lower sales of textiles, clothing, footwear (-0.6 percent vs -2.1 percent). By contrast, increases were seen in sales of mail orders and internet (2.3 percent vs -2.4 percent), pharmaceutical and medical goods (0.3 percent vs 0.8 percent), computer equipment, books and other (0.2 percent vs 0.5 percent), and electrical goods and furniture (0.1 percent vs -0.5 percent). Year-on-year, retail sales rose 1.3 percent in May, missing forecasts of 1.6 percent.