Romania's retail sales volume rose most among EU members for a second consecutive month, as it added 7.4% year-on-year in August, after posting a 7.0% rise in July, Eurostat data showed.
Elsewhere in Southeast Europe, Croatia posted the third-largest month-on-month decrease in retail trade volume - of 1.1%.
Details about SEE countries follow:
Country | August y/y | August m/m |
Bulgaria | 2.0 | -0.3 |
Croatia | 0.4 | -1.1 |
Greece | n.a. | n.a. |
Romania | 7.4 | 0.4 |
Slovenia | 5.3 | 0.0 |
EU average | 2.5 | 0.2 |
source: Eurostat