Euro Area Annual Retail Sales

Retail Sales in the Euro Area decreased 0.20 percent in March of 2012 over the same month in the previous year. Historically, from 1996 until 2012, Euro Area Annual Retail Sales averaged 1.1200 Percent reaching an all time high of 5.0000 Percent in November of 1998 and a record low of -5.1000 Percent in February of 2009. A Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods over a specific time period. Retail sales are both seasonal and volatile and their importance to the overall gross domestic product varies with each country. However, the retail sales data is widely followed by investors because is only a few weeks old. This page includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Annual Retail Sales.


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Euro Area Annual Retail Sales


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The Retail Sales report is an aggregated measure of the sales of retail goods over a certain period. Usually, the Retail sales report is based on a data sampling that is extrapolated to model an entire country. Generally, the retail sales report not only captures store sales, catalogue sales and other out of store sales but also breaks down sales figures into groups like food and beverages, clothing, and autos. The Retail sales report is one of the timeliest economic reports, providing data that is only a few weeks old. The most popular measure of retail sales is month over month, where the volume of retail sales in certain month is compared to the previous month. However, some countries prefer the year over year measure where the certain month is compared to the same month a year ago thus accounting for seasonality and other oscillations in retail sales data.



EURO AREA NEWS

Euro Area External Trade Surplus Widens in March
Published: 5/16/2012 2:52:37 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in March 2012 gave a 8.6 bn euro surplus, compared with +1.0 bn in March 2011. The February 2012 balance was +2.3 bn, compared with -2.9 bn in February 2011. In March 2012 compared with February 2012, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 0.9% and imports by 1.1%.

Euro Area Annual Inflation Down to 2.6%
Published: 5/16/2012 2:50:32 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
Euro Area annual inflation was 2.6% in April 2012, down from 2.7% in March. A year earlier the rate was 2.8%. Monthly inflation was 0.5% in April 2012.

Euro Area unemployment rate at 10.9%
Published: 5/3/2012 6:38:28 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.9% in March 2012, compared with 10.8% in February. It was 9.9% in March 2011. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.2% in March 2012, stable compared with February. It was 9.4% in March 2011.

ECB Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Published: 5/3/2012 1:59:37 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, ECB
At the meeting on May 3rd, the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 1.00%, 1.75% and 0.25% respectively.

Euro Area Reports Trade Surplus in February
Published: 4/18/2012 12:14:10 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The first estimate for the euro area1 (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in February 2012 gave a 2.8 bn euro surplus, compared with -2.8 bn in February 2011. The January 20122 balance was -7.9 bn, compared with -16.1 bn in January 2011.

Euro Area Annual Inflation Stable at 2.7%
Published: 4/18/2012 11:41:55 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
Euro Area annual inflation was 2.7% in March 2012, unchanged compared with February. A year earlier the rate was 2.7%. Monthly inflation was 1.3% in March 2012.

ECB leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
Published: 4/4/2012 3:02:21 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, ECB
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as policy makers balance the threat of inflation in Germany against the need to fight the sovereign debt crisis.

Euro Area Unemployment Rate at 10.8%
Published: 4/2/2012 11:14:35 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.8% in February 2012, compared with 10.7% in January. It was 10.0% in February 2011.

Euro Area Reports Trade Deficit in January
Published: 3/16/2012 5:31:44 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in January 2012 gave a 7.6 bn euro deficit, compared with -16.1 bn in January 2011.

Euro Area Annual Inflation Stable at 2.7%
Published: 3/14/2012 3:52:19 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
Euro area annual inflation was 2.7% in February 2012, unchanged compared with January. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Monthly inflation was 0.5% in February 2012.

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