3/2019 - 7 January 2019
November 2018 compared with October 2018
Volume of retail trade up by 0.6% in euro area
Up by 0.7% in EU28
In November 2018 compared with October 2018, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 0.6% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.7% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In October, the retail trade volume increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.
In November 2018 compared with November 2017, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.1% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU28.
Deflated turnover for total retail trade
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Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in November 2018, compared with October 2018, the volume of retail trade increased by 1.2% for non-food products and for automotive fuel, while food, drinks and tobacco decreased by 0.9%. In the EU28, the retail trade volume increased by 1.5% for automotive fuel and by 1.4% for non-food products, while food, drinks and tobacco fell by 0.6%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Latvia (+2.4%), Poland and Estonia (both +2.1%). Decreases were observed in Slovenia (-1.6%) and Austria (-0.5%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in November 2018, compared with November 2017, the volume of retail trade increased by 2.9% for automotive fuel, by 1.5% for non-food products, and by 0.2% for food, drinks and tobacco. In the EU28, the retail trade volume increased by 3.9% for automotive fuel, by 2.8% for non-food products, and by 0.6% for food, drinks and tobacco.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest yearly increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Slovenia (+10.7%), Romania (+7.2%) and Lithuania (+7.0%). Decreases were observed in Belgium (-1.6%), Malta (-1.3%) and Austria (-0.2%).
Geographical information
The euro area (EA19) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Methods and definitions
The index of the volume of retail trade measures the evolution of the turnover in retail trade, adjusted for price changes (deflated), i.e. the evolution of the total amount of goods sold, based on data adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects.
Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data. Eurostat carries out the seasonal adjustment of the data for those countries that do not adjust their data for seasonal effects.
Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.
Revisions and timetable
Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release186/2018 of 5 December 2018. The monthly percentage changes for October 2018 have been revised from +0.3% to +0.6% in the euro area and from +0.1 to +0.4% in the EU28. The annual percentage changes have been revised from +1.7% to +2.3% in the euro area and from +2.1% to +2.4% in the EU28.
For more information
Eurostatdatabase section on short-term business statistics EurostatStatistics Explained article on the index of retail trade
Theweights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates (See file EU-28_EA-19 _NEWS_RELEASE_WEIGHTINGS_2015) Eurostat €-indicatorsrelease calendar
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Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month*
Jun-18 | Jul-18 | Aug-18 | Sep-18 | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | |
EA19 | ||||||
Total retail trade | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Food, drinks, tobacco | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Textiles, clothing, footwear | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -3.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
Electrical goods and furniture | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 1.5 |
Computer equipment, books and other | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
Pharmaceutical and medical goods | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Mail orders and internet | 3.7 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
EU28 | ||||||
Total retail trade | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Food, drinks, tobacco | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Textiles, clothing, footwear | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Electrical goods and furniture | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
Computer equipment, books and other | -0.7 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Pharmaceutical and medical goods | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
Mail orders and internet | 2.4 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
The source dataset is availablehere.
Total retail trade | Jun-18 | Jul-18 | Aug-18 | Sep-18 | Oct-18 | Nov-18 |
EA19 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
EU28 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Belgium | 0.0 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Bulgaria | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Czechia | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | c |
Denmark | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 1.5 |
Germany | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Estonia | -1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
Ireland | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -0.8 | c |
Greece | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -3.7 | c |
Spain | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
France | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
Croatia | -1.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | c | c |
Italy | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | c | c | c |
Cyprus | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | c |
Latvia | -1.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
Lithuania | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Luxembourg | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Hungary | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Malta | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
Netherlands | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | c |
Austria | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
Poland | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Portugal | -1.6 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Romania | -0.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
Slovenia | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 8.7 | -1.6 |
Slovakia | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Finland | -2.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 1.3 |
Sweden | -1.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
United Kingdom | -0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
Norway | -2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
Switzerland | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted c Confidential
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year*
Jun-18 | Jul-18 | Aug-18 | Sep-18 | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | |
EA19 | ||||||
Total retail trade | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Food, drinks, tobacco | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
Textiles, clothing, footwear | -2.5 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -7.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
Electrical goods and furniture | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Computer equipment, books and other | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
Pharmaceutical and medical goods | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Mail orders and internet | 8.4 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 6.0 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
EU28 | ||||||
Total retail trade | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Food, drinks, tobacco | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Textiles, clothing, footwear | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -4.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Electrical goods and furniture | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
Computer equipment, books and other | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
Pharmaceutical and medical goods | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
Mail orders and internet | 8.9 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
The source dataset is availablehere.
Total retail trade | Jun-18 | Jul-18 | Aug-18 | Sep-18 | Oct-18 | Nov-18 |
EA19 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
EU28 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Belgium | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
Bulgaria | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
Czechia | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 | c |
Denmark | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
Germany | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Estonia | -1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
Ireland | 8.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | c |
Greece | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -4.0 | c |
Spain | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
France | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
Croatia | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | c | c |
Italy | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.7 | c | c | c |
Cyprus | 6.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | c |
Latvia | 5.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
Lithuania | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
Luxembourg | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
Hungary | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Malta | -1.3 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -1.3 |
Netherlands | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | c |
Austria | -0.9 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
Poland | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Portugal | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Romania | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 7.2 |
Slovenia | 4.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 14.0 | 10.7 |
Slovakia | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Finland | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
Sweden | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
United Kingdom | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
Norway | -0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Switzerland | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
* Calendar adjusted c Confidential
Deflated turnover indices for total retail trade, calendar and seasonally adjusted
(base year 2015)
11/17 | 12/17 | 01/18 | 02/18 | 03/18 | 04/18 | 05/18 | 06/18 | 07/18 | 08/18 | 09/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | |
EA19 | 105.7 | 104.7 | 104.4 | 104.6 | 105.4 | 105.3 | 105.6 | 105.9 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 105.4 | 106.0 | 106.6 |
EU28 | 107.0 | 106.1 | 105.9 | 106.1 | 106.6 | 106.9 | 107.6 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 108.0 | 107.6 | 108.0 | 108.8 |
Belgium | 101.2 | 100.0 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 99.4 | 97.9 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 97.8 | 98.8 | 99.6 |
Bulgaria | 111.6 | 112.2 | 112.0 | 111.8 | 112.8 | 114.3 | 115.0 | 115.1 | 115.3 | 115.7 | 116.1 | 117.3 | 118.2 |
Czechia | 113.6 | 113.9 | 114.7 | 114.7 | 114.7 | 115.4 | 115.8 | 115.7 | 116.5 | 116.9 | 116.9 | 118.0 | c |
Denmark | 102.8 | 102.9 | 102.5 | 102.6 | 103.3 | 102.8 | 104.1 | 104.2 | 103.5 | 104.1 | 104.9 | 103.6 | 105.2 |
Germany | 106.9 | 105.9 | 105.8 | 105.0 | 105.7 | 107.7 | 106.0 | 106.7 | 106.4 | 106.3 | 106.0 | 106.1 | 107.6 |
Estonia | 105.2 | 107.1 | 104.4 | 106.6 | 107.3 | 104.5 | 107.5 | 105.6 | 106.5 | 107.2 | 108.7 | 108.3 | 110.6 |
Ireland | 114.9 | 111.9 | 113.6 | 113.4 | 111.2 | 113.6 | 115.4 | 115.9 | 115.1 | 116.0 | 117.9 | 116.9 | c |
Greece | 100.0 | 101.5 | 101.1 | 102.1 | 101.3 | 102.1 | 102.6 | 102.5 | 103.7 | 102.9 | 102.5 | 98.7 | c |
Spain | 105.8 | 104.9 | 104.9 | 105.4 | 105.8 | 105.1 | 105.1 | 105.8 | 104.9 | 105.5 | 105.0 | 106.5 | 107.0 |
France | 110.0 | 108.3 | 107.4 | 108.5 | 110.3 | 108.4 | 109.7 | 110.3 | 109.7 | 111.2 | 109.9 | 111.1 | 111.2 |
Croatia | 106.4 | 105.9 | 107.9 | 106.6 | 107.4 | 107.9 | 110.9 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.1 | 110.7 | c | c |
Italy | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.0 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.8 | c | c | c |
Cyprus | 114.5 | 114.2 | 116.7 | 116.8 | 118.1 | 115.8 | 117.4 | 118.2 | 117.2 | 117.1 | 117.8 | 116.7 | c |
Latvia | 108.8 | 109.2 | 110.9 | 108.2 | 110.4 | 109.1 | 112.4 | 111.1 | 111.1 | 109.7 | 111.3 | 110.5 | 113.1 |
Lithuania | 113.3 | 114.5 | 114.7 | 113.9 | 115.3 | 117.6 | 118.7 | 118.7 | 119.2 | 120.2 | 120.3 | 120.7 | 121.2 |
Luxembourg | 34.8 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 34.7 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.3 | 35.4 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 35.5 |
Hungary | 113.6 | 113.8 | 114.9 | 114.9 | 115.9 | 115.7 | 117.3 | 117.2 | 117.1 | 118.3 | 118.5 | 119.0 | 119.5 |
Malta | 108.0 | 110.2 | 109.1 | 108.4 | 108.6 | 107.6 | 108.3 | 108.0 | 107.6 | 107.7 | 107.7 | 107.3 | 107.3 |
Netherlands | 106.5 | 105.3 | 106.3 | 105.5 | 106.3 | 108.7 | 107.9 | 107.6 | 108.6 | 107.9 | 107.9 | 108.2 | c |
Austria | 103.2 | 100.8 | 102.1 | 101.5 | 103.1 | 103.2 | 102.7 | 102.3 | 101.9 | 102.8 | 101.9 | 103.3 | 102.8 |
Poland | 116.3 | 115.3 | 116.4 | 117.4 | 117.2 | 118.9 | 120.3 | 120.6 | 119.8 | 118.9 | 119.0 | 119.2 | 121.7 |
Portugal | 109.4 | 109.8 | 109.8 | 109.6 | 111.5 | 107.6 | 112.8 | 111.0 | 110.0 | 111.2 | 109.1 | 112.1 | 113.9 |
Romania | 129.7 | 131.9 | 130.1 | 126.5 | 127.8 | 130.5 | 133.1 | 132.6 | 131.1 | 131.1 | 133.3 | 135.5 | 137.5 |
Slovenia | 114.8 | 112.7 | 112.3 | 112.1 | 113.6 | 111.9 | 115.6 | 116.2 | 115.4 | 116.4 | 118.2 | 128.5 | 126.5 |
Slovakia | 109.8 | 111.2 | 109.6 | 110.4 | 111.7 | 110.9 | 112.0 | 111.6 | 112.5 | 112.8 | 113.7 | 114.8 | 115.5 |
Finland | 106.5 | 106.0 | 106.4 | 105.9 | 106.0 | 105.2 | 107.7 | 105.2 | 106.3 | 106.1 | 106.9 | 105.2 | 106.6 |
Sweden | 105.8 | 105.4 | 104.3 | 103.9 | 106.0 | 106.9 | 106.6 | 104.9 | 105.0 | 106.3 | 106.8 | 105.6 | 106.9 |
United Kingdom | 107.8 | 106.9 | 106.6 | 107.6 | 106.8 | 107.8 | 109.9 | 109.4 | 110.6 | 111.1 | 110.6 | 110.2 | 111.7 |
Norway | 103.1 | 102.3 | 101.8 | 102.1 | 102.5 | 103.0 | 105.1 | 102.2 | 102.6 | 103.0 | 102.5 | 102.3 | 103.2 |
Switzerland | 98.9 | 98.4 | 98.0 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 99.2 | 98.1 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 95.8 | 98.0 | 98.2 |
c Confidential
The source dataset is availablehere.
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