In July 2018 compared with June 2018, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 0.2% in the euro area (EA19) and remained unchanged in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In June, the retail trade volume increased by 0.3% in the euro area and did not change in the EU28. In July 2018 compared with July 2017, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.1% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU28.

The 0.2% decrease in volume of retail trade in the euro area in July 2018, compared with June 2018, is due to a fall of 0.7% for automotive fuel and of 0.6% for "food, drinks and tobacco", while non-food products rose by 0.4%. In the EU28, the unchanged volume of retail trade is due to an increase in non-food products by 0.5%, while automotive fuels fell by 0.9% and "food, drinks and tobacco" by 0.3%.