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Eurozone retail sales fall 0.5% in April

CdM | Eurozone retail trade sales fell by 0.5% in April compared with the previous month, while compared with the same month in 2023, volumes remained stable, according to data from Eurostat, the European Union (EU) statistics office. Across the EU, retail trade recorded a 0.6% fall in sales on a month-on-month basis and a 0.1% fall on a year-on-year basis. In the monthly comparison, in the euro area, volume…


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Europeans Purchasing Power is Rising; Consumption will Recover

Francisco Vidal | The demand for credit from households continues to rise in the EMU and, in particular, consumer credit. Entries for lending of M3, once the figures have been seasonally-adjusted and the effect of certain changes in the perimeter have been factored in, showed that loans to households are growing at a rate of 3.0% annually, led by those earmarked for consumption (+ 7% annually)