Romania’s volume of retail trade up by 0.8 pct in October, says Eurostat

Romania posted a 0.8 percent increase of its volume of retail trade in October 2014 against the previous month, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Compared to the same month of the previous year the increase stood at 5.8 percent this being the third highest rise in the EU after Luxembourg and Slovakia.

Overall, in October 2014 compared with September 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade was up by 0.4 percent in the euro area (EA18) and by 0.7 percent in the EU282, after in September it fell by 1.2 percent in both zones, announced Eurostat.

In October 2014 compared with October 2013 the retail sales index increased by 1.4 percent in the euro area and by 2.0 percent in the EU28.

The 0.4 percent hike reported in October was generated by rises of 0.7 percent for both the non-food sector and automotive fuel, while “food, drinks and tobacco” remained stable. In the EU28, the 0.7 percent increase in retail trade was due to rises of 1.2 percent for the non-food sector, of 0.6 percent for automotive fuel and of 0.1 percent for “food, drinks and tobacco”.

Simona Bazavan

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