05/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published by Eurostat on Tuesday 5 October, the volume of retail trade in August 2010, compared with July 2010, decreased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27. In July, retail trade rose by 0.1% in both zones. In August 2010, compared with August 2009, the retail sales index grew by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU27. The largest monthly decreases were recorded in Austria (3.6%), Slovenia (2.6%) and Malta (2.1%), and...