Baltic Countries: Strong Increase in Retail Trade

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: February 5, 2013; 15:43 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the EU, the volume of retail trade was down by 0.6%. In Austria, turnover in the retail trade sector is decreasing in real terms.

Baltic Countries: Strong Increase in Retail Trade / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In December 2012 compared with November 2012, the volume of retail trade1 fell by 0.8% in the euro area2 (EA17) and by 0.6% in the EU272, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November3 retail trade decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable…