Eurozone Retail Trade Slightly Down in March

Retail trade in the eurozone in March decreased by 0.1 per cent compared to the month before, according to the statistics agency Eurostat.

This was in line with expectations. Analysts had on average counted on a decrease of 0.1 per cent, according to a compilation of forecasts made by Bloomberg.

Compared to March last year, retail trade in the eurozone increased by 1.5 per cent. Here, analysts had counted on an increase of 1.6 per cent.