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Retail Sales Recover, But Lags Forecast

EUROZONE DATA
MNI (London)

EZ JAN RETAIL SALES +0.2% M/M, +7.8% Y/Y; DEC +2.1%r Y/Y

  • Euro area retail trade for January came in below optimistic forecasts in January, at +0.2% m/m (vs +1.5% m/m expected) and +7.8% y/y (vs +9.2% y/y expected).
  • The solid growth reflects recoveries from the Omicron wave and associated restrictions which hit German and Spanish retail numbers particularly hard in December.
  • The strongest recoveries were seen in Poland (+5.9%), Luxembourg (+4.2%) and Denmark (+3.7%), some of the first countries to relax pandemic measures.
  • Retail trade of non-food products increased by 14.8% y/y and auto fuels rose by 12.7% y/y. A decline in food, drinks and tobacco of -1.7% y/y was noted.

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