February 2010 EU Textile And Apparel Retail Data Bulletin

According to the latest report of the European Union statistics bureau (Eurostat), in March 2010, the retail sales in the euro area (16 countries) decreased by 0.2%, and the total retail sales in the 27 countries increased by 0.3% over the previous month.

In March 2010, the retail sales in the euro area decreased by 0.1% compared with the same period last year, and the retail sales volume of the 27 countries increased by 0.3% over the same period last year.

Data show that in February 2010, the retail sales of textiles, clothing and footwear in the euro area decreased by 1.1%, an increase of 1.8% over the same period last year, while the retail sales of textiles, clothing and footwear in the 27 countries decreased by 0.6%, an increase of 3.9% over the same period last year.