Croatia posts highest monthly retail sales volume increase within EU - Eurostat

Croatia's seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade grew 2.6% on the month in September, after declining 1.1% in the month before, data published by Eurostat showed.

Ireland followed with a 2.4% month-on-month increase.

On the opposite side of the table, retail sales in Portugal fell by 2.4% on the month, followed by Latvia with a 1% decline and Slovenia with a 0.7% drop.

On an annual basis, Romania posted the sharpest increase among the EU members, of 7%. Luxembourg came in second with 5.8% growth on the year, followed by Ireland with a 5.2% rise.

Details on retail sales growth rate in EU member states in SEE in September 2019 follow (in pct):