Euro zone retail trade weaker than expected in Aug as food sales fall
Reuters
Published Oct 06, 2021 05:19AM ET
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales were weaker than expected in August, data showed on Wednesday, as consumers reined in spending on food, drinks and tobacco.
Retail sales, a proxy for consumer demand, in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.3% month-on-month in August and were unchanged from a year earlier, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.8% monthly gain and a 0.4% year-on-year increase.
Eurostat said food, drinks and tobacco sales fell 1.7% month-on-month and by 1.9% year-on-year, holding back the overall index even though sales via mail order and internet shot up.
Such sales, which have been strong since the start of the pandemic, rose 9.0% from July after two months of declines and were up 8.5% from a year earlier.
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