date:Jun 08, 2015
The increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area was driven by rises of 1.3% for food, drinks and tobacco, 0.6% for automotive fuel and 0.3% for the non-food sector.
The number of people without jobs fell by 130,000 people to 17.846 million in EA19.
Ireland, Romania and Germany have witnessed highest increases in total retail trade among the EU Member States, while decreases were observed in Luxembourg, Poland and Denmark.
Meanwhile, the lowest unemployment rate was recorded in Ger