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May 07, 2025EU AND EURO AREA RETAIL TRADE, MARCH 2025 
Month-over-month (March 2025 vs February 2025, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
In the European Union, retail sales values were down 0.2%. In the Euro Area, retail sales values were down 0.2% from the previous month.
Year-over-year (March 2025 vs March 2024, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
In the European Union, on a year-over-year basis, retail sales were up 2.2%. In the Euro Area, retail sales were up 2.0% in March 2025.
Year-to-date (January-March 2025 vs January-March 2024, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
In the European Union, retail sales were up 2.7%. In the Euro Area, retail sales were up 2.6%.
By member state, where data is available, the strongest growth in year-to-date retail sales occurred in Luxembourg, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Italy reported the slowest growth in retail sales in the first three months of 2025.
Note: Countries in the Euro Area are a subset of the countries in the European Union and contribute to the EU average. Individual countries reported with green bars are in the European Union but not in the Euro Area. With the addition of Croatia as of January 1, 2023, the Euro Area increased to 20 countries.
Source: Database Press release
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