In September 2016 compared with August 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In August the retail trade volume decreased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU28. In September 2016 compared with September 2015 the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.1% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU28.