Luxembourg, 10/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to data released on Tuesday by Eurostat, the volume of retail trade fell by 0.5% in the eurozone and rose by 0.6% in the European Union as a whole (EU15) in the month of 2001 on the month of October in 2000. Sales fell by 1.1% in the eurozone and 0.8% in EU15 compared with the month of September 2001.
Comparing October 2001 with October 2000, retail trade in the food, drinks and tobacco sector rose by 0.1% in the eurozone and by 0.9% in...