Volume of retail trade

% change compared with the previous month

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

21 22 22 22 22 22

Euro area

Total retail trade -2.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 -1.4 0.2

Food, drinks, tobacco 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 1.1 -2.3 -0.3

Non-food products (except -4.4 1.3 1.2 -0.1 -1.2 1.2

automotive fuel), of which:

Mail orders and internet -4.3 1.5 -0.1 -3.2 2.0 -0.2

Automotive fuel in specialised 0.2 -1.8 2.6 -1.1 1.6 -0.2

stores

EU

Total retail trade -2.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 -1.3 0.0

Food, drinks, tobacco 0.3 0.1 -0.3 1.0 -1.9 -0.6

Non-food products (except -4.3 1.7 0.8 0.6 -1.3 1.0

automotive fuel), of which:

Mail orders and internet -4.2 1.5 -0.4 -2.6 1.5 0.0

Automotive fuel in specialised 0.2 -1.2 3.9 -1.8 1.3 -0.4

stores

Volume of retail trade

% change compared with the same month of the previous year

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

21 22 22 22 22 22

Euro area

Total retail trade 2.4 8.5 5.2 1.9 4.0 0.2

Food, drinks, tobacco -1.0 -1.7 -2.1 -2.6 -3.6 -3.6

Non-food products (except 3.8 16.1 9.9 4.4 8.8 2.0

automotive fuel), of which:

Mail orders and internet -6.1 -5.2 -8.3 -13.1 -12.0 -10.7

Automotive fuel in specialised 13.7 12.9 12.2 10.5 15.3 5.6

stores

EU

Total retail trade 3.0 8.7 5.7 3.0 5.0 0.8

Food, drinks, tobacco -0.9 -1.0 -1.3 -1.8 -2.4 -2.6

Non-food products (except 4.7 16.1 10.0 5.5 9.5 2.0

automotive fuel), of which:

Mail orders and internet -3.9 -2.7 -5.8 -10.7 -9.6 -9.2

Automotive fuel in specialised 12.9 11.6 13.4 10.9 15.0 6.8

stores

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(Reporting by Joao Manuel Mauricio in Gdansk)