... anastassios.giannoplidis@ec.europa.eu Eurostat news releases on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat Selected Principal European Economic Indicators: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/euroindicators Volume of retail trade ... Monthly comparison In December 2012, compared with November 2012, “Food, drinks and tobacco” fell by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27 The non-food sector declined by 1.0% and 0.7% ... total retail trade fell in twelve, rose in eight and remained stable in Finland The largest decreases were observed in Romania (-3.2%), Spain (-2.2%) and Slovenia (-2.1%), and the highest increases...