December 5 (SeeNews) - Romania posted the highest annual increase of retail trade volume in October among all EU members for which data is available, the bloc's statistical office said on Thursday.
Romania led the chart with a 6.9% year-on-year rise in retail trade volume in October, well above the EU average of 1.9%, Eurostat said in a statement.
Slovenia's annual retail trade volume decreased most among EU28 in the review period - by 5.4%.
Details about the EU member states in Southeast Europe follow (in pct):
Retail trade volume |
October y/y |
October m/m |
Bulgaria |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
Croatia |
2.6 |
-0.1 |
Greece |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Romania |
6.9 |
0.8 |
Slovenia |
-5.4 |
0.7 |
EU average |
1.9 |
-0.4 |
source: Eurostat