Eurozone retail sales fell more than expected in October.
In a month-on-month comparison, they fell by 0.5 percent, as the European statistics office Eurostat announced on Thursday in Luxembourg. On average, economists had only expected a decline of 0.3 percent. In September, sales rose by 0.5 percent.
Compared to the same month last year, retail sales increased by 1.9 percent in October. An increase of 1.7 percent was expected here. (dpa)