In the euro zone, retail sales fell in February as expected. Revenues fell by 0.2 percent compared to the previous month, as the European statistics office Eurostat announced on Wednesday in Luxembourg. Economists had expected this. According to revised figures, sales stagnated in January. Initially a decline of 0.1 percent was determined.
Compared to the same month last year, retail sales rose by 1.7 percent. An increase of 1.6 percent was expected here.
