Zone euro Ventes au détail (mensuelles)

Eurozone retail trade rose by 0.3% month-over-month in February 2025, following three consecutive months of stagnation, but fell short of market expectations for a 0.5% increase. Sales of non-food products rebounded by 0.3% after a 0.2% decline in January, while food, drinks, and tobacco sales also rose 0.3%, easing from a 0.5% gain the previous month. Fuel sales edged up 0.2% after remaining flat in January. Among the bloc’s largest economies, retail sales posted gains in Spain (1.3%), Germany (0.7%), and France (0.2%), while declining in Italy (-0.1%) and the Netherlands (-1.4%).