In April 2018 compared with March 2018, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19) and increased by 0.4% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat. In March, the retail trade volume increased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28. In April 2018 compared with April 2017 the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.7% both in the euro area and in the EU28.

The 0.1% increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in April 2018, compared with March 2018, is due to a rise of 1.7% in non-food products, while "food, drinks and tobacco" fell by 0.7% and automotive fuels by 0.8%. In the EU28, the 0.4% increase in the volume of retail trade is due to increases in non-food products by 1.5%, and in automotive fuel by 0.6%, while "food, drinks and tobacco" fell by 0.5%.