Brussels, 06/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - In August 2006, the volume of retail sales rose by 2.4% in the euro zone and by 3.3% in the EU25, compared with the same time last year. Compared with July 2006, the respective rises were 0.7% and 0.6%. The annual growth of the food, drinks, tobacco sector was 0.7% in the euro zone and 1.5% in the EU25, while the non-food sector grew by 3.8% and 4.7% respectively. The Baltic countries recorded the highest rises, but sales fell in Slovenia (-2.7%) and in...