Romania is followed by Slovenia (5.7% increase) and Poland (5.2%). Only 9 member states saw an annual growth in their retail trade, while another 9 member states saw drops. The most significant such drops were recorded by Latvia (minus 8.3%), Spain (minus 7.7%) and Estonia (minus 7.2%).
The retail trade in this June compared to May grew by 4.1% in Romania, with this being also the biggest rise in the EU 27. Sweden ranked 2nd with 1.7% rise and Poland 3rd with 0.5% rise.
As many as 13 EU member states posted shrinkages of their retail trade in June 2008 compared
with the previous month, with the most significant such drop having been recorded in Austria (minus 4.1%), Lithuania (minus 2.8%) and Portugal (minus 2.3%). The retail trade volume dropped by 0.6% in the euro area (EA 15) and by 1% in the European Union.
































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