Romania's July Retail Sales Monthly Growth Second Highest in EU - Eurostat

Retail sales in the EU rose by 0.2% month-on-month in July. The highest growth was recorded in Sweden (2.2%), followed by Romania and Belgium (1.4%), Eurostat said in a statement.

Following are details about July retail sales as provided by Eurostat:

Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU in January 2007. Slovenia joined the bloc in 2004 and entered the eurozone in 2007.