In October 2016 compared with September 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.2% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September the retail trade volume decreased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28. In October 2016 compared with October 2015 the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 2.4% in the euro area and by 3.5% in the EU28.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Slovenia (+3.7%), Luxembourg (+2.9%), Germany (+2.4%) and the United Kingdom (+2.0%), while decreases were observed in Malta (-0.5%), Ireland (-0.4%), Hungary (-0.3%), Slovakia (-0.2%) and Spain (-0.1%).