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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8269

3 August 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Rise in EU retail trade sales in May

Luxembourg, 02/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published on 1 August by Eurostat, in May 2002, as compared to May 2001, the volume of retail trade increased by 0.7% in the euro-zone and by 1.6% in the EU15. In annual terms, retail trade of "food, drinks and tobacco" gained 1.2% in the euro-zone and 1.5% in the EU15. The non food sector decreased by 0.3% in the euro-zone but gained 1.1% in the EU15, "textiles, clothing and footwear" fell by 3.7% in the euro-zone and 0.8% in...

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